sussexite

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noun

A monoclinic manganese borate mineral with the chemical formula MnBO₂(OH).

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounsussexite (usually uncountable, plural sussexites)

plural sussexites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA monoclinic manganese borate mineral with the chemical formula MnBO₂(OH).

Origin

From Sussex + -ite, after Sussex County, New Jersey, where it was first discovered in 1868.

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APA

sussexite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sussexite

MLA

“sussexite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sussexite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sussexite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sussexite.

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