cahnite

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noun

A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

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Meanings

nouncahnite (countable and uncountable, plural cahnites)

plural cahnites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Origin

From Cahn + -ite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Atheniccathine
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APA

cahnite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cahnite

MLA

“cahnite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cahnite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cahnite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cahnite.

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