ˈbətgənˌbaˌkīt, ˈbu̇t- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Henri J. F. Buttgenbach b 1874 Belg. mineralogist + French -ite
: a mineral composed of a hydrous copper nitrate with chlorine occurring in mattes of light-blue acicular crystals
ˈbətgənˌbaˌkīt, ˈbu̇t- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Henri J. F. Buttgenbach b 1874 Belg. mineralogist + French -ite
: a mineral composed of a hydrous copper nitrate with chlorine occurring in mattes of light-blue acicular crystals
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012