"impsonite" meaning in All languages combined

See impsonite on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: impsonites [plural]
Etymology: Impson + -ite, after a sample from the Impson Valley (later reclassified as grahamite); coined by George Homans Eldridge in 1901. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Impson|ite}} Impson + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} impsonite (countable and uncountable, plural impsonites)
  1. A black carbonaceous substance, believed to be derived from a fluid bitumen which polymerized after filling a vein. Wikipedia link: impsonite Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-impsonite-en-noun-9t6Ksvy9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite

Inflected forms

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