Definitions For Tennantite
Noun
TENNANTITE (plural TENNANTITEs) (mineral) A sulfide mineral of iron, copper and arsenic that is an ore of copperTranslations
Finnish: tennantiittiEtymology
Originally named "gray sulphuret of copper in dodecahedral crystals" in 1817 by mineralogist James Sowerby. Renamed in 1819 by William Phillips in honour of w:smithson tennant, smithson tennant (1761-1815), an English chemist who discovered the elements iridium and osmium. tennant + -iteIs Tennantite a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13
The word Tennantite is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends