tungstenite

noun

tung·​sten·​ite

-stəˌnīt

plural -s

: a mineral WS₂ consisting of a tungsten sulfide and occurring in small lead-gray folia (hardness 2.5)

Word History

Etymology

tungsten + -ite

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