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Where does “psilomelane” come from?

psilomelane (English) comes from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

psilomelane (English): Any hard, black hydrous manganese oxide with...

Definitions

  1. Any hard, black hydrous manganese oxide with...

Ancestry of “psilomelane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜέλας—
2Ancient Greekblack—
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