pyrosmalite

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noun

A mineral, usually of a pale brown or grey-greenish colour, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounpyrosmalite (countable and uncountable, plural pyrosmalites)

plural pyrosmalites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mineral, usually of a pale brown or grey-greenish colour, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  2. Englishpyrosmalite

Ancient Greek [Term?]

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