tenorite

[ten-uh-rahyt]

noun

a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.

Origin of tenorite

1860–65; named after G. Tenore (died 1861), president of Naples Academy; see -ite¹

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Historical Examples of tenorite

Among the oxides, we must enumerate in the first place "tenorite" and feroligiste or micaceous peroxide of iron.
The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872
Luigi Palmieri

British Dictionary definitions for tenorite

tenorite

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

Word Origin for tenorite

C19: named after G. Tenore (died l861), Italian botanist

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