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valentinite
[ val-uhn-ti-nahyt, -tee-nahyt ]
noun
- a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , formed by the oxidation of various minerals containing antimony and occurring in the form of white orthorhombic crystals.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of valentinite1
1855–60; < German Valentinit, named after Basil Valentine, 15th-century German alchemist; -ite 1
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