alamosite

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noun

A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.

OriginSpanish álamo →
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Meanings

nounalamosite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.

Origin

  1. Spanishálamo“poplar”
  2. Englishalamosite

From Álamos + -ite, after the locality in Mexico where it was first found, which is in turn from Spanish álamo (“poplar”).

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APA

alamosite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamosite

MLA

“alamosite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamosite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alamosite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamosite.

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