Definitions For Tennantite

Noun

TENNANTITE (plural TENNANTITEs) (mineral) A sulfide mineral of iron, copper and arsenic that is an ore of copper

Translations

Finnish: tennantiitti

Etymology

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 + -ite

Is Tennantite a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Tennantite is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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