plumbotsumite

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noun

An orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin

  1. Latinplumbum“lead”
  2. Englishplumbotsumite

From Latin plumbum (“lead”), in the mineral's composition, and the locality, Tsumeb, Namibia, + -ite.

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

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

Chicago

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