aldermanite

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noun

An orthorhombic colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounaldermanite (usually uncountable, plural aldermanites)

plural aldermanites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn orthorhombic colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin

From Alderman + -ite, after mineralogist Arthur Richard Alderman.

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Translations

Basque aldermanita
  • aldermanitamineral
Catalan aldermanita
  • aldermanitamineral
German Aldermanit
  • Aldermanitmineral
Greek αλντερμανίτης
  • αλντερμανίτης (alntermanítis)mineral
Italian aldermanite
  • aldermanitemineral
Latvian aldermanīts
  • aldermanītsmineral
Spanish aldermanita
  • aldermanitamineral
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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