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torreyite

torreyite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic bluish white mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.

Noun

torreyite (uncountable)

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic bluish white mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.

Origin of torreyite

From Torrey + -ite after John Torrey (1796-1873), an American naturalist who made an early study of minerals in Franklin, New Jersey, USA.

Questions about torreyite

What does torreyite mean?
Torreyite means a monoclinic-prismatic bluish white mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.
What part of speech is torreyite?
Torreyite is a noun.

Words near torreyite in the dictionary

  1. Torrey
  2. Torrey pine
  3. Torrey pines
  4. torreya
  5. torreyas
  6. torreyite
  7. Torrez
  8. Torrezes
  9. Torreón
  10. Torricella Sicura
  11. Torricella-Taverne

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