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kernite definition

☆ kern·ite (kʉr′nīt′)

noun

a colorless, soft, monoclinic mineral, hydrous sodium borate, NaBO·4HO, that is an important ore of boron

Etymology: after Kern County, California, where mined + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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