adamite

noun

ad·​am·​ite

ˈa-də-ˌmīt

variants or less commonly adamine

ˈa-də-ˌmēn

plural -s

: a mineral Zn₂(OH)AsO₄ consisting of a basic zinc arsenate (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 4.34–4.35)

Word History

Etymology

adamite, modification (influenced by -ite) of French adamine, from Gilbert-Joseph Adam †1881 French mineralogist + French -ine; adamine from French

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for adamite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite