sulvanite

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noun

A hydrothermal mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and vanadium.

OriginEnglish vanadium ← New Latin vanadium ← Old Norse Vanadís →
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Meanings

nounsulvanite (plural sulvanites)

plural sulvanites

  1. chemistryA hydrothermal mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and vanadium.

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weh₂-
  8. Proto-Germanic*wanaz
  9. Old Norsevanr
  10. Old NorseVana
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  13. Proto-Germanic*dīsiz
  14. Old Norsedís
  15. Old NorseDís
  16. Old NorseVanadís
  17. New Latinvanadium
  18. Englishvanadium
  19. Englishsulvanite

Blend of sulfur + vanadium + -ite.

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

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

Chicago

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