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tungstenite

tungstenite noun: the mineral now known as scheelite.

Noun

tungstenite (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The mineral now known as scheelite

Origin of tungstenite

From tungsten + -ite.

Questions about tungstenite

What does tungstenite mean?
Tungstenite means the mineral now known as scheelite.
What part of speech is tungstenite?
Tungstenite is a noun.

Words near tungstenite in the dictionary

  1. tungsten trioxide
  2. tungstenate
  3. tungstenian
  4. tungstenic
  5. tungsteniferous
  6. tungstenite
  7. tungstenlike
  8. tungstenocene
  9. tungstenocenes
  10. tungstens
  11. tungstenum

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