English Explanatory Dictionary

poyarkovite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing chlorine, mercury, and oxygen.

Word forms

poyarkovite

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Поя́рков (Pojárkov) + -ite. Named in honor of Vladimir Erastovich Poyarkov (1907‒1975).

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