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ozarkite

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Thomsonite, a mineral series of the zeolite group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Meaning 2

The mineral mozarkite of the Missouri, Ozark region.

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Usage: archaic

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

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Meaning 3

Someone from the Ozarks, Missouri.

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Usage: US

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History

Etymology

First named in print by Charles Upham Shepard in 1846, after The Ozarks, Missouri, although it was from the region of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Etymology tree English Ozark Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Ozarkite From Ozark + -ite.