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KERNITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kernite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "kernite"):
atomic number 5; B; boron (a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder)
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