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OLIVENITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does olivenite mean?
• OLIVENITE (noun)
The noun OLIVENITE has 1 sense:
1. rare green to black mineral consisting of hydrated copper arsenate that is found in copper deposits
Familiarity information: OLIVENITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rare green to black mineral consisting of hydrated copper arsenate that is found in copper deposits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("olivenite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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