symplesite

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noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσυν-“together”
  2. Englishsymplesite

From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-, “together”) + πλησίος (plēsíos, “near”) + -ite.

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