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tiemannite

American

[tee-muh-nahyt] / ˈti məˌnaɪt /

noun

a mineral, mercuric selenide, HgSe, occurring in the form of a compact mass of gray crystals.

tiemannite British

/ ˈtiːməˌnaɪt /

noun

a grey mineral consisting of mercury selenide. Formula: HgSe

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Etymology

Origin of tiemannite

< German Tiemannit (1855), after W. Tiemann, German scientist who found it; see -ite ¹

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