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thuringite

thuringite noun: a hydrous silicate of iron and aluminium occurring as an aggregation of minute olive-green scales.

Noun

thuringite (plural thuringites)

  1. A hydrous silicate of iron and aluminium occurring as an aggregation of minute olive-green scales

Forms of thuringite

pluralthuringites

Origin of thuringite

From Thuringia + -ite, after where it was found.

Questions about thuringite

What does thuringite mean?
Thuringite means a hydrous silicate of iron and aluminium occurring as an aggregation of minute olive-green scales.
What part of speech is thuringite?
Thuringite is a noun.
What is the plural of thuringite?
The plural of thuringite is thuringites.

Words near thuringite in the dictionary

  1. Thuringian
  2. Thuringian sausage
  3. Thuringian sausages
  4. Thuringians
  5. thuringione
  6. thuringite
  7. thuringites
  8. thuris
  9. thurl
  10. Thurlaston
  11. Thurlbourn

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