wulfenite
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Wulfenit
An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veinsAn orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins.
Wulfenit
a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore
Translations
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By meaning 1
a mineral, lead molybdate:
Origin
From German Wulfen + -ite, for Austrian mineralogist Franz X. von Wulfen (1728-1805), nameFrom German Wulfen + -ite, for Austrian mineralogist Franz X. von Wulfen (1728-1805), named in 1841.
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Forms
plural: wulfenites| Singular | wulfenite |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable