PHOSGENITE

Etymology

Noun

phosgenite

(mineral) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.

Source: Wiktionary


Phos"gen*ite, n. (Min.)

Definition: A rare mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of a white, yellow, or grayish color and adamantine luster. It is a chlorocarbonate of lead.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 January 2025

TAD

(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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