Meanings
nounhibonite (plural hibonites)
plural hibonites
- chemistryA calcium aluminate mineral found in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
Origin
From Hibon + -ite, after Paul Hibon, who discovered it.
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APA
hibonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibonite
MLA
“hibonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibonite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hibonite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hibonite.
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