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juanitaite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɑːˈniː.təˌaɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʍɑː-/ without the wine–whine merger
  • General-American: /wɑˈni.təˌaɪt/
  • General-American: /ʍɑ-/ without the wine–whine merger
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noun

Meaning 1

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jni

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Juanita + -ite, named after Juanita A. Curtis (1917–2006), an American amateur mineral collector who discovered it.