plumbostannite

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noun

A lead-bearing variety of stannite used in the 1890s for a dark, metallic, lead-gray ore of tin.

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Meanings

nounplumbostannite (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA lead-bearing variety of stannite used in the 1890s for a dark, metallic, lead-gray ore of tin.

Origin

From plumbo- + stann- + -ite.

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APA

plumbostannite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbostannite

MLA

“plumbostannite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbostannite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumbostannite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbostannite.

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