lossenite

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noun

A hydrated lead-iron sulpharsenate from the mines of Laurion in Attica.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounlossenite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA hydrated lead-iron sulpharsenate from the mines of Laurion in Attica.

Origin

From German Lossen + -ite, after Karl August Lossen.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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