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Meaning of RHODOCHROSITE

Pronunciation:  `rowdow'krowsIt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese
 

RHODOCHROSITE is a 13 letter word that starts with R.

 

 See Also: atomic number 25, manganese, mineral, Mn

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rho`do*chro"site\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + ???
a coloring.] (Min.)
Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring
crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral
cleavage like calcite; -- called also {dialogite}.

 

 

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