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gerhardtite

The English word “gerhardtite” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.

Etymology

From Gerhardt + -ite, after Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816-1856), a chemist who first prepared the artificial compound.

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