Meanings
nounbournonite (countable and uncountable, plural bournonites)
plural bournonites
- countableuncountablechemistryA sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
Origin
From French Bournon + -ite after French crystallographer and mineralogist Jacques Louis de Bournon (1751–1825).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish bournoniitti
- bournoniittimineral
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APA
bournonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bournonite
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“bournonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bournonite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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