"scheelite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scheelites [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scheelite (countable and uncountable, plural scheelites)
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO₄; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten. Wikipedia link: scheelite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Related terms: scheelium Translations (mineral): шеелит (šeelit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), scheeliitti (Finnish), scheelite [feminine] (French), Scheelit [masculine] (German), scheelit (Hungarian), scheelite [feminine] (Italian), szelit [masculine] (Polish), scheelita [feminine] (Spanish), scheelit [common-gender] (Swedish), tungsten [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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