veinstuff

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noun

Minerals found in a vein, of lesser value than ores.

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Meanings

nounveinstuff (countable and uncountable, plural veinstuffs)

plural veinstuffs

  1. countableuncountablebusinessMinerals found in a vein, of lesser value than ores.

    The less valuable minerals are called veinstuffs, and the more valuable are termed vein ores. The more common veinstuffs are calcite, quartz, heavy spar, and fluorspar.

    1900, Lyman Child Wooster, The Geological Story of Kansas, page 59

Origin

From vein + stuff.

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APA

veinstuff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veinstuff

MLA

“veinstuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veinstuff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veinstuff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veinstuff.

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