English Explanatory Dictionary

kingite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
noun
  1. A supporter of the Māori King Movement of the 1850s, which sought to establish a monarch-like role to protect indigenous interests.

Word forms

kingite kingites

Etymology

King + -ite. Named after Australian geologist D. King (1926–1990) of the South Australia Department of Mines

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