giuseppettite

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US/d͡ʒuˈsɛpətaɪt/

noun

A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light violet blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

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Meanings

noungiuseppettite (usually uncountable, plural giuseppettites)

plural giuseppettites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light violet blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Origin

  1. ItalianGiuseppetti
  2. Englishgiuseppettite

From Italian Giuseppetti, a surname derived from Giuseppetto, diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe (“Joseph”) + -ite; named after Italian mineralogist Giuseppe Giuseppetti.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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