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zippeite

zippeite noun: a hydrous potassium uranium sulfate mineral with chemical formula K₄(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀·4(H₂O), forming yellow to reddish-brown monoclinic-prismatic crystals with perfect cleavage and formerly used in the manufacture of paint.

Noun

zippeite (countable and uncountable, plural zippeites)

  1. A hydrous potassium uranium sulfate mineral with chemical formula K₄(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀·4(H₂O), forming yellow to reddish-brown monoclinic-prismatic crystals with perfect cleavage and formerly used in the manufacture of paint.

Forms of zippeite

pluralzippeites

Origin of zippeite

F X M Zippe, Prague mineralogist, and -ite.

Questions about zippeite

What does zippeite mean?
Zippeite means a hydrous potassium uranium sulfate mineral with chemical formula K₄(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀·4(H₂O), forming yellow to reddish-brown monoclinic-prismatic crystals with perfect cleavage and formerly used in the manufacture of paint.
What part of speech is zippeite?
Zippeite is a noun.
What is the plural of zippeite?
The plural of zippeite is zippeites.

Words near zippeite in the dictionary

  1. zipped down
  2. zipped it
  3. zipped one's lip
  4. zipped up
  5. zipped-up
  6. zippeite
  7. zipper
  8. zipper down
  9. zipper lane
  10. zipper lanes
  11. zipper machine

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