lepidocrocite
[ lep-i-doh-kroh-sahyt ]
/ ˌlɛp ɪ doʊˈkroʊ saɪt /
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noun
a ruby-red to reddish-brown orthorhombic mineral, iron oxyhydroxide, FeO(OH), dimorphous with goethite: an ore of iron, used as a pigment.
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Words nearby lepidocrocite
Lepenski Vir, leper, leper house, lepidic, lepido-, lepidocrocite, lepidolite, Lepidoptera, lepidopteran, lepidopterist, lepidopterology
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