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metakamacite

noun
meta·kamacite | \"+\

Definition of metakamacite 

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

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meta- + kamacite

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