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zykaite

zykaite noun: a dull, soft, translucent greyish-white mineral consisting of arsenic, hydrogen, iron, sulfur and oxygen.

Noun

zykaite (uncountable)

  1. A dull, soft, translucent greyish-white mineral consisting of arsenic, hydrogen, iron, sulfur and oxygen.

Origin of zykaite

From the name of Dr. Vaclav Zyka, Czech geochemist, + -ite.

Questions about zykaite

What does zykaite mean?
Zykaite means a dull, soft, translucent greyish-white mineral consisting of arsenic, hydrogen, iron, sulfur and oxygen.
What part of speech is zykaite?
Zykaite is a noun.

Words near zykaite in the dictionary

  1. zygotospore
  2. zygotospores
  3. zygous
  4. zygozoospore
  5. zygozoospores
  6. zykaite
  7. Zyklon B
  8. Zyklon-B
  9. Zyla
  10. Zylas
  11. zylazine

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