English Explanatory Dictionary

khinite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

Word forms

khinite

Etymology

From Khin + -ite; named in honor of BaSaw Khin (b. 1931, Burma), Burmese-American geologist, petrographer and mineralogist with Phelps Dodge Corporation, USA.

Derived words

parakhinite
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