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wagnerite

wagnerite noun: a combined phosphate and fluoride of iron and magnesium.

Noun (1)

wagnerite (uncountable)

  1. A combined phosphate and fluoride of iron and magnesium.

Noun (2) capitalized: Wagnerite

Wagnerite (plural Wagnerites)

  1. An admirer of the German composer Richard Wagner or his work.
    • The magic and charm of Bayreuth will never vanish. It is an experience every music lover in general and every Wagnerite in particular owes to himself at least once in a lifetime.1999 August 23, Michael Ajzenstadt, “Bayreuth's magic endures”, in The Jerusalem Post
    • As always, this year's 30 performances were sold out well before curtain time, with nearly 60,000 Wagnerites paying hundreds of euros for the best tickets.2005 July 31, George Jahn, “Wagner festival attracts stars and opera lovers”, in Deseret News
    Synonyms:
    Wagnerian
  2. A mercenary from the Wagner Group PMC.
    • Until international law settles the status of PMCs, the Kremlin will continue to use them in the international arena. According to Reuters, about 400 ‘Wagnerites’ have been recently sent to Venezuela to protect president Nicolas Maduro.2019 January 31, Denis Shpigov, “Wagner group: Mercenaries protecting Kremlin’s interests worldwide”, in BelsatTV, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023
    • Wagnerites: "We need more drones, ideally armed. And MRAPs, and more thermal sights, and better comms, and new helicopters to replace those lost..."
      Prigozhin: "Best I can do is another movie"2021 December 5, @AbraxasSpa, Twitter, retrieved 15 Mar 2023

Synonyms of wagnerite

Forms of wagnerite

pluralWagnerites

Origin of wagnerite

From Wagner + -ite, after F. M. von Wagner (1768-1851), German mining official.

From Wagner + -ite.

Questions about wagnerite

What does wagnerite mean?
Wagnerite means a combined phosphate and fluoride of iron and magnesium.
What part of speech is wagnerite?
Wagnerite is a noun.
What is the plural of wagnerite?
The plural of wagnerite is Wagnerites.

Words near wagnerite in the dictionary

  1. Wagnerianly
  2. Wagnerians
  3. Wagnerism
  4. Wagnerist
  5. Wagnerists
  6. wagnerite
  7. Wagnerites
  8. Wagnerization
  9. Wagnerize
  10. Wagnerized
  11. Wagnerizes

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