altaite
noun
al·ta·ite
alˈtāˌīt,
ˈalˌtīt
plural -s
: a mineral consisting of lead telluride PbTe tin-white when untarnished and usually occurring massive with cubic cleavage
Word History
Etymology
German altait, from Altai Mountains, Asia, its locality + German -it -ite
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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