sperrylite

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noun

An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.

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Meanings

nounsperrylite (countable and uncountable, plural sperrylites)

plural sperrylites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
platinum arsenide

Origin

Named after American chemist Francis Louis Sperry (1861–1906), + -lite.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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