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tinsleyite

tinsleyite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.

Noun

tinsleyite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.

Origin of tinsleyite

From the surname Tinsley + -ite.

Questions about tinsleyite

What does tinsleyite mean?
Tinsleyite means a monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.
What part of speech is tinsleyite?
Tinsleyite is a noun.

Words near tinsleyite in the dictionary

  1. tinsful
  2. tinskin
  3. tinskins
  4. Tinsley
  5. Tinsley Green
  6. tinsleyite
  7. Tinsleys
  8. Tinsman
  9. Tinsmans
  10. tinsmith
  11. tinsmithies

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