humite

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noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

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Meanings

nounhumite (countable and uncountable, plural humites)

plural humites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin

From Hume (“Sir Abraham Hume”) + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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