adamite

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Etymology 1

Noun

adamite (plural adamites)

  1. A descendant of Adam; a human being.

Etymology 2

Adamite

Named after French mineralogist Gilbert Joseph Adam (1795-1881) in 1866.[1]

Noun

adamite

  1. (mineralogy) A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn2AsO4OH.
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References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Adamite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • adamite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Adam +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.da.mit/
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Adjective

adamite (plural adamites)

  1. adamite, Adamite

Noun

adamite m or f by sense (plural adamites)

  1. Adamite

Noun

adamite f (plural adamites)

  1. (mineralogy) adamite

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