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BORNITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bornite mean?
• BORNITE (noun)
The noun BORNITE has 1 sense:
1. a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
Familiarity information: BORNITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
bornite; peacock ore
Hypernyms ("bornite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "bornite"):
atomic number 29; copper; Cu (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)
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