morenosite
/məˈrɛnəsʌɪt/ /mɒˈrɛnəsʌɪt/ /məˈrɛnəzʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
An orthorhombic hydrated nickel sulphate, NiSO4·7H2O, occurring as green crystals formed by the oxidation of nickeliferous sulphides.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From Spanish morenosita from the name of A. Moreno, Spanish chemist + -s- + -ita.
- be hearing things
- beheld
- be hell on
- behemoth
- be here (or have come) to stay
- behest
- behind
- behind bars
- behind closed doors
- behindhand
- behind line
- behind post
- behind someone's back
- behind the bit
- behind the counter
- behind the eight ball
- behind the scenes
- behind the times
- behind time
- be history
- Behn, Aphra
- be hoist with (or by) one's own petard
- behold
- beholden
- beholder