canfieldite

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noun

A rare silver tin sulfide mineral.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouncanfieldite (usually uncountable, plural canfieldites)

plural canfieldites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA rare silver tin sulfide mineral.

Origin

From Canfield + -ite, after American mining engineer Frederick Alexander Canfield (1849-1926).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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