hausmannite

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noun

A dark mineral composed of manganese tetroxide, sometimes used as an ore of manganese.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounhausmannite (countable and uncountable, plural hausmannites)

plural hausmannites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA dark mineral composed of manganese tetroxide, sometimes used as an ore of manganese.

Origin

From Hausmann + -ite, named for J. F. L. Hausmann, German mineralogist.

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

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