GERMANITE

germanite

(noun) a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

germanite

(mineral) An isometric-hextetrahedral pinkish gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, and sulfur.

Anagrams

• germinate, reteaming

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OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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