tenorite
[ ten-uh-rahyt ]
noun
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
Origin of tenorite
11860–65; named after G. Tenore (died 1861), president of Naples Academy; see -ite1
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How to use tenorite in a sentence
Among the oxides, we must enumerate in the first place "tenorite" and feroligiste or micaceous peroxide of iron.
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British Dictionary definitions for tenorite
tenorite
/ (ˈtɛnəˌraɪt) /
noun
a black mineral found in copper deposits and consisting of copper oxide in the form of either metallic scales or earthy masses. Formula: CuO
Origin of tenorite
1C19: named after G. Tenore (died l861), Italian botanist
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