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hercynite

[ hur-suh-nahyt ]
/ ˈhɜr səˌnaɪt /
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noun

a black oxide mineral, FeAl2O4, of the spinel group.

Nearby words

  1. hercules,
  2. hercules beetle,
  3. hercules'-club,
  4. hercules-club,
  5. hercynian,
  6. herd,
  7. herd immunity,
  8. herd instinct,
  9. herd tester,
  10. herd's-grass

Origin of hercynite

< German Hercynit (1839), equivalent to Latin Hercyn(ia silva) the Hercynian Forest (referring to the Erz Mountains and other wooded ranges N of the Danube) + German -it -ite1
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