hiroshimite

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noun

A rare crystalline structure for metallic alloys found in hiroshimaite glass nodules, forged by the intense temperature and pressure of an atomic bomb explosion, fusion various metals.

OriginJapanese ひろしま →
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Meanings

nounhiroshimite (plural hiroshimites)

plural hiroshimites

  1. engineeringA rare crystalline structure for metallic alloys found in hiroshimaite glass nodules, forged by the intense temperature and pressure of an atomic bomb explosion, fusion various metals.
  2. alternativechemistryAlternative form of hiroshimaite

Origin

  1. Japanese広島
  2. Japaneseひろしま
  3. Englishhiroshimite

Hiroshima + -ite. From Japanese ひろしま for Japanese 広島.

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hiroshimite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiroshimite

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“hiroshimite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiroshimite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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