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pyrolusite

py·ro·lu·site [ prə l st ]


noun 
Definition:
 
manganese ore: a black or gray powdery metallic manganese oxide mineral. Source: deep-sea nodules. Use: source of manganese.

[Early 19th century. <pyro- + Greek lousis "washing"; from its use in decolorizing glass]
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