hercynite
[ hur-suh-nahyt ]
/ ˈhɜr səˌnaɪt /
noun
a black oxide mineral, FeAl2O4, of the spinel group.
Origin of hercynite
< German
Hercynit (1839), equivalent to Latin
Hercyn(ia silva) the Hercynian Forest (referring to the Erz Mountains and other wooded ranges N of the Danube) + German
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Words nearby hercynite
hercules,
hercules beetle,
hercules'-club,
hercules-club,
hercynian,
hercynite,
herd,
herd immunity,
herd instinct,
herd tester,
herd's-grass
Example sentences from the Web for hercynite
Some of the alumina and iron oxide may occasionally be chemically combined, so as to form an iron spinel, or hercynite.