atacamite [at-uh-kam-ahyt, uh-tak-uh-mahyt] Word Origin noun
- a mineral, hydrated chloride of copper, Cu2Cl(OH)3, occurring in a green, granular form: a minor ore of copper.
Origin of atacamite 1830–40; named after Atacama Desert; see -ite1
atacamite [at-uh-kam-ahyt, uh-tak-uh-mahyt] Word Origin noun
Origin of atacamite 1830–40; named after Atacama Desert; see -ite1