nepouite

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noun

A rare apple-green nickel silicate mineral.

OriginFrench népouite →
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Meanings

nounnepouite (countable and uncountable, plural nepouites)

plural nepouites · alternative népouite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA rare apple-green nickel silicate mineral.

Origin

  1. Frenchnépouite
  2. Englishnepouite

Borrowed from French népouite, after Népoui in New Caledonia, where it was first discovered.

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Translations

Catalan nepouïta
  • nepouïtanickel silicate mineral compound
French népouite
  • népouitenickel silicate mineral compound
Italian népouite
  • népouitenickel silicate mineral compound
Spanish nepouíta
  • nepouítanickel silicate mineral compound
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APA

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Chicago

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