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troostite

troostite noun: the mineral willemite with manganese.

Noun

troostite (countable and uncountable, plural troostites)

  1. The mineral willemite with manganese.

Forms of troostite

pluraltroostites

Origin of troostite

From Troost + -ite, after Dr. Gerard Troost of Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Words formed from troostite

Questions about troostite

What does troostite mean?
Troostite means the mineral willemite with manganese.
What part of speech is troostite?
Troostite is a noun.
What is the plural of troostite?
The plural of troostite is troostites.

Words near troostite in the dictionary

  1. troopship
  2. troopships
  3. troopwise
  4. troosers
  5. Troost
  6. troostite
  7. troostites
  8. troostitic
  9. Troosts
  10. trooz
  11. trop

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