rhodochrosite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rhodochrosite*:
NOUN	substance	rhodochrosite	a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate

English > *rhodochrosite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese.
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	manganese, Mn, atomic number 25	A hard brittle / brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic
Spanish	rodocrosita
Catalan	rodocrosita

HyperDic: rhodochrosite