grahamite
[ grey-uh-mahyt ]
nounMineralogy.
an asphaltite with a pitch-black luster.
Origin of grahamite
11865–70, Americanism; named after J. A. and J. L. Graham, 19th-century American mineowners; see -ite1
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How to use grahamite in a sentence
Nor does the healthfulness of food seem to consist wholly in its simplicity, according to old grahamite theories.
The grahamite fills the open fissure in the sandstone, and was plainly introduced when in a liquid state.
grahamite and glance-pitch are common, and are exported for use in varnish and paint manufactures.
The hungry grahamite accepted, and at an early moment found himself at the doctors board.
The Funny Side of Physic | A. D. CrabtrePrecisely the same may be said of the grahamite of West Virginia.
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