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samsonite

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

noun

  1. A black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.

Etymology

From Samson + -ite, after an occurrence in the Samson Vein of the Sankt Andreasberg silver mines, Harz Mountains, Germany.

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