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wheelerite

wheelerite noun: a yellowish fossil resin, associated with lignite, present in cretaceous strata of New Mexico.

Noun

wheelerite (uncountable)

  1. A yellowish fossil resin, associated with lignite, present in cretaceous strata of New Mexico

Origin of wheelerite

From Wheeler + -ite.

Questions about wheelerite

What does wheelerite mean?
Wheelerite means a yellowish fossil resin, associated with lignite, present in cretaceous strata of New Mexico.
What part of speech is wheelerite?
Wheelerite is a noun.

Words near wheelerite in the dictionary

  1. Wheeler-Feynman absorber theory
  2. wheelerdealer
  3. wheelerdealers
  4. Wheelerian
  5. wheeleries
  6. wheelerite
  7. wheelers
  8. wheelers and dealers
  9. Wheelers Hill
  10. Wheelerwood
  11. wheelery

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