kernite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kûrnīt)


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kern•ite  (kûrnīt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O7·4H2O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
  • 1925–30; named after Kern County, California; see -ite1

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