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tyrrellite

tyrrellite noun: an isometric-hexoctahedral bronze mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and selenium.

Noun

tyrrellite

  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral bronze mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and selenium.

Origin of tyrrellite

Named after Canadian geologist Joseph Burr Tyrrell (1858–1957), + -ite.

Questions about tyrrellite

What does tyrrellite mean?
Tyrrellite means an isometric-hexoctahedral bronze mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and selenium.
What part of speech is tyrrellite?
Tyrrellite is a noun.

Words near tyrrellite in the dictionary

  1. tyrranid
  2. tyrranids
  3. Tyrrell
  4. Tyrrell County
  5. Tyrrell Downs
  6. tyrrellite
  7. Tyrrells
  8. Tyrrhene
  9. Tyrrhene Sea
  10. Tyrrhenes
  11. Tyrrhenia

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