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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

born•ite n.

Mineralogya common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu₅FeS₄, occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.

1850–55; named after I. von Born (1742–91), Austrian mineralogist; see -ite¹

bor•nit•ic adj.

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