VOLTZITE

Voltz"ite, n. Etym: [So named in honor of Voltz, a French engineer.] (Min.)

Definition: An oxysulphide of lead occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish color; -- called also voltzine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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