Meanings
nounalabandite (usually uncountable, plural alabandites)
plural alabandites
- uncountableusuallychemistryA mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
Synonyms: manganblende
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
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Origin
- Ancient GreekἈλάβανδα
- Englishalabandite
From ancient city of Alabanda in modern Turkey, from Ancient Greek Ἀλάβανδα (Alábanda).
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Finnish alabandiitti
- alabandiittimineral form of manganese sulfide
German Alabandin
- Alabandinmineral form of manganese sulfide
Portuguese alabandita
- alabanditamineral form of manganese sulfide
Spanish alabandina
- alabandinamineral form of manganese sulfide
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