vertumnite

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noun

A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and strontium.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and strontium.

Origin

  1. LatinVertumn(us)
  2. Englishvertumnite

From Latin Vertumn(us) + -ite.

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