dufrenite

D2U1F4R1E1N1I1T1E1

noun

A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.

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Meanings

noundufrenite (usually uncountable, plural dufrenites)

plural dufrenites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kraurite

Origin

From Dufrénoy + -ite, after the French geologist Pierre Armand Dufrénoy.

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Translations

French dufrénite
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German Dufrenit
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Italian dufrenite
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Spanish dufrenita
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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