Carmichaelite
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium. uncountable
- 2 A supporter of Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998), Trinidadian-American who became a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and Pan-Africanism.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Named after American professor of geology at University of California, Berkeley Dr. Ian Stuart Edward Carmichael (1930–2011)
Etymology 2
From Carmichael + -ite.
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