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tiemannite definition

tie·mann·ite (tē′mən īt′)

noun

a rare, gray to black, soft, heavy, cubic mineral, HgSe, that is poisonous

Etymology: Ger tiemannit, after W. Tiemann, 19th-c. Ger mineralogist

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