kingite

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noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

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Meanings

kingite1

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

kingite2

nounkingite (plural kingites)

plural kingites

  1. historicalA supporter of the Māori King Movement of the 1850s, which sought to establish a monarch-like role to protect indigenous interests.

Origin

kingite · noun

King + -ite. Named after Australian geologist D. King (1926–1990) of the South Australia Department of Mines

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