Etymology

kamacite

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Today it means: A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel Full definition →

Ancient Greek κάμαξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάμαξ“vine-pole”
  2. English todaykamacite

From Ancient Greek κάμαξ (kámax, “vine-pole”) + -ite.

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