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/ˈædəmaɪt/ · ad.a.mite
noun
- A mineral, a zinc arsenate, Zn2(AsO4) The geologist discovered a large adamite crystal in the mine.
- A person who is naive or inexperienced in the ways of the world After moving to the city, John was an adamite in many ways, often getting taken advantage of by scammers.
Did you know? The name 'adamite' was first used by the German mineralogist Abraham Werner in 1789 to describe this zinc arsenate mineral.