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Psilomelane

Definition: Psilomelane

Psilomelane

Noun

1. A mineral consisting of hydrated basic oxide of manganese and barium; a source of manganese.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Etymology: Psilomelane \Psi*lom"e*lane\, noun. [Greek expression bare + black.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definition: Psilomelane

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. A general term for massive oxides of manganese not otherwise identified; commonly botryoidal or colloform; a source of manganese in the United States (Arkansas, Virginia, Georgia); also in India, South Africa, and Russia. CF:cryptomelane; wad.b. See:romanechite; manganese oxide. CF:pyrolusite. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: Psilomelane

Specialty definitions using "psilomelane": manganese minerals, manganolite. (references)

Rhyming with "Psilomelane"

Words rhyming with "psilomelane" (pronounced 'Psi*lom"e*lane'): Avellane, By-lane, Capellane, Convexo-plane, Miscellane, Nonplane, Purcelane, Purslane, Quadruplane, Stilpnomelane, Volplane. (additional references)

Anagrams: Psilomelane

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-l-l-m-n-o-p-s"
	-2 letters: pemolines.
	-3 letters: empanels, emplanes, ensample, episomal, impanels, laminose, lampions, manilles, maniples, neoplasm, opalines, pemoline, penalise, pleonasm, plimsole, semolina, sepaline, spinelle, splenial.
	-4 letters: ainsell, alpines, anisole, anomies, elapine, ellipse, empales, empanel, emplane, enamels, enolase, epinaos, episome, epsilon, espanol, impales, impanel, impones, lampion, lipomas, lomeins, malines, malison, mallees, manille, maniple, mealies, meanies, menials, misplan, mollies.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-l-l-m-n-o-p-s"
	+3 letters: splenomegalies.
	+4 letters: plainclothesmen.
	+5 letters: supermillionaire.
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Alternative Orthography: Psilomelane

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 73 69 6C 6F 6D 65 6C 61 6E 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01110011 01101001 01101100 01101111 01101101 01100101 01101100 01100001 01101110 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#115 &#105 &#108 &#111 &#109 &#101 &#108 &#97 &#110 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0073 0069 006C 006F 006D 0065 006C 0061 006E 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5085757881797178678071

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams

5. Orthography
6. Bibliography

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