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LANGBEINITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does langbeinite mean?
• LANGBEINITE (noun)
The noun LANGBEINITE has 1 sense:
1. a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer
Familiarity information: LANGBEINITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("langbeinite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "langbeinite"):
atomic number 19; K; potassium (a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite)
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