digenite

noun

dig·​e·​nite

ˈdijəˌnīt

plural -s

: a mineral Cu₂₋^χS consisting of an isometric copper sulfide having a variable deficiency in copper

Word History

Etymology

German digenit, from di- + Latin genus kind + German -it -ite

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