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thometzekite

thometzekite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.

Noun

thometzekite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.

Origin of thometzekite

Named after Wilhelm Thometzek, Director of Mining at Tsumcor Mine, where the mineral was discovered. Thometzek + -ite

Questions about thometzekite

What does thometzekite mean?
Thometzekite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
What part of speech is thometzekite?
Thometzekite is a noun.

Words near thometzekite in the dictionary

  1. Thomean
  2. Thomeans
  3. Thomerson
  4. Thomery
  5. Thomes
  6. thometzekite
  7. thomisid
  8. thomisids
  9. Thomism
  10. Thomison
  11. Thomisons

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