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tungstite

tungstite noun: an orthorhombic hydrous tungsten oxide mineral formed by the weathering of other tungsten-containing minerals.

Noun

tungstite (usually uncountable, plural tungstites)

  1. (usually) An orthorhombic hydrous tungsten oxide mineral formed by the weathering of other tungsten-containing minerals.

Forms of tungstite

pluraltungstites

Origin of tungstite

From tungsten + -ite.

Words formed from tungstite

Questions about tungstite

What does tungstite mean?
Tungstite means an orthorhombic hydrous tungsten oxide mineral formed by the weathering of other tungsten-containing minerals.
What part of speech is tungstite?
Tungstite is a noun.
What is the plural of tungstite?
The plural of tungstite is tungstites.

Words near tungstite in the dictionary

  1. tungstens
  2. tungstenum
  3. tungstibite
  4. tungstic
  5. tungstic acid
  6. tungstite
  7. tungstites
  8. tungsto-
  9. tungstoenzyme
  10. tungstoenzymes
  11. tungstomolybdic acid

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