jeffersonite

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noun

A zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown.

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Meanings

nounjeffersonite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown.

Origin

From Jefferson + -ite, after Thomas Jefferson.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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