Associations to the word «Bornite»

Wiktionary

BORNITE, noun. (mineral) A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu5FeS and is an important ore of copper.

Dictionary definition

BORNITE, noun. A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats