hisingerite

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noun

An iron silicate with a dark-brown or black color, formula Fe³⁺₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounhisingerite (countable and uncountable, plural hisingerites)

plural hisingerites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn iron silicate with a dark-brown or black color, formula Fe³⁺₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O.

Origin

From Swedish Hisinger + -ite after Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish chemist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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