niningerite

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noun

A magnesium-iron-manganese sulfide mineral.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounniningerite (usually uncountable, plural niningerites)

plural niningerites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA magnesium-iron-manganese sulfide mineral.

Origin

Named for Harvey H. Nininger, meteoriticist, + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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