poppiite

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noun

A greenish-brown monoclinic mineral that is a basic silicate of calcium, vanadium, iron, magnesium and aluminium

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounpoppiite (countable and uncountable, plural poppiites)

plural poppiites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA greenish-brown monoclinic mineral that is a basic silicate of calcium, vanadium, iron, magnesium and aluminium

Origin

Named in honour of Luciano Poppi, Professor of Mineralogy at Modena and Reggio Emilia University Poppi + -ite

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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