Meanings
nounkamacite (plural kamacites)
plural kamacites
- chemistryA meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
Origin
- Ancient Greekκάμαξ“vine-pole”
- Englishkamacite
From Ancient Greek κάμαξ (kámax, “vine-pole”) + -ite.
More words from Ancient Greek
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Finnish kamasiitti
- kamasiittimineral
German Kamacit
- Kamacitmineral
Italian camacite
- camacitemineral
Portuguese kamacita
- kamacitamineral
Spanish kamacita
- kamacitamineral
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