grahamite

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noun

A bitumen-impregnated rock found in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.

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Meanings

grahamite1

noun
  1. A bitumen-impregnated rock found in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.

Grahamite2

nounGrahamite (plural Grahamites)

plural Grahamites

  1. UShistoricalOne who follows the dietetic system of Sylvester Graham

Origin

grahamite · noun

From Graham + -ite; named by Henry Wurtz after James Lorimer Graham, who was interested in commercial development of this mineral resource in West Virginia.

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Translations

Portuguese grahamita, grahamite
  • grahamitaa bitumen-impregnated rock
  • grahamitea bitumen-impregnated rock
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APA

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Chicago

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