colemanite

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noun

A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.

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Meanings

nouncolemanite (countable and uncountable, plural colemanites)

plural colemanites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neocolemanite

Origin

From Coleman + -ite, named after William Tell Coleman (1824-1893) in 1884.

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Translations

Finnish colemaniitti
  • colemaniitticalcium borate mineral
French colémanite
  • colémanitecalcium borate mineral
German Colemanit
  • Colemanitcalcium borate mineral
Italian colemanite
  • colemanitecalcium borate mineral
Portuguese colemanita
  • colemanitacalcium borate mineral
Spanish colemanita
  • colemanitacalcium borate mineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

melaconite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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