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turgites

turgites is the plural of turgite.

Meaning of turgite

Noun

turgite (countable and uncountable, plural turgites)

  1. A ferric hydrate, 2Fe₂O₃H₂O, closely related to hematite and limonite.
    • The Bakal' deposit is a relatively rare type of iron deposit; the ores are siderites, grading in the oxidized zone into brown ironstones and turgites.1969, Geophysical Abstracts, numbers 268-271, page 679

Questions about turgites

What is turgites the plural of?
Turgites is the plural of turgite.

Words near turgites in the dictionary

  1. turgidities
  2. turgidity
  3. turgidly
  4. turgidness
  5. turgite
  6. turgites
  7. turgitic
  8. Turgo turbine
  9. Turgo turbines
  10. turgometer
  11. turgometers

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