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witherite

witherite noun: a yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃.

witherite: a yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃
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Noun

witherite (countable and uncountable, plural witherites)

  1. A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃

witherite meaning in Tamil

witherite in Tamil

உவிதரைற்று

Forms of witherite

pluralwitherites

Origin of witherite

After the English physician and mineralogist William Withering (1741-1799) in 1790.

Questions about witherite

What does witherite mean?
Witherite means a yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃.
What is witherite in Tamil?
Witherite in Tamil is உவிதரைற்று. See Witherite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is witherite?
Witherite is a noun.
What is the plural of witherite?
The plural of witherite is witherites.

Words near witherite in the dictionary

  1. withering on the vine
  2. witheringly
  3. witherings
  4. Witherington
  5. Witheringtons
  6. witherite
  7. witherites
  8. witherless
  9. Witherley
  10. witherling
  11. witherlings

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