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zaratite
[ zar-uh-tahyt ]
/ ˈzær əˌtaɪt /
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noun
a mineral, hydrated basic nickel carbonate, occurring in the form of emerald-green incrustations on chromite and magnetite.
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Origin of zaratite
Words nearby zaratite
ZAPU, Zaqaziq, Zaragoza, Zarathustra, Zarathustrian, zaratite, Zardeh Kuh, zareba, zarf, Zaria, Zarqa
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How to use zaratite in a sentence
Zaratite, zar′a-tīt, n. a hydrous carbonate of nickel, found usually as an incrustation on chromite.
British Dictionary definitions for zaratite
zaratite
/ (ˈzærəˌtaɪt) /
noun
a green amorphous mineral consisting of hydrated nickel carbonate. Formula: Ni 3 (CO 3)(OH) 4 .4H 2 O
Word Origin for zaratite
C19: from Spanish zaratita, named after G. Zárate, 19th-century Spaniard
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