Etymology

kombatite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic light yellow mineral containing chlorine, lead, oxygen, and vanadium. Full definition →

Herero [Term?]
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  1. Herero · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todaykombatite

From Kombat [Term?] + -ite, after the Kombat Mine in the north-central part of Namibia, from Herero [Term?] (given name).

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