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CHALCANTHITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chalcanthite mean? 

CHALCANTHITE (noun)
  The noun CHALCANTHITE has 1 sense:

1. hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfateplay

  Familiarity information: CHALCANTHITE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHALCANTHITE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

blue copperas; blue stone; blue vitriol; chalcanthite

Hypernyms ("chalcanthite" is a kind of...):

copper sulfate; copper sulphate; cupric sulfate; cupric sulphate (a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide)


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