Humboldtine

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A rare monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Etymology

Named after German polymath Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Humboldt + -ine.

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