metakamacite

noun

meta·​kamacite

"+

: a mineral α₂-(Fe,Ni) consisting of an unstable distorted body-centered cubic alloy of iron and about six percent nickel occurring in meteorites

Word History

Etymology

meta- + kamacite

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Rhymes for metakamacite

• granodiorite
• keratinocyte
• microsatellite
• montmorillonite
• reticulocyte
• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite