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andersonite

andersonite noun: a rare uranium carbonate mineral found in sandstone-hosted uranium.

Noun

andersonite (uncountable)

  1. A rare uranium carbonate mineral found in sandstone-hosted uranium.

Origin of andersonite

From Anderson + -ite, after Charles Alfred Anderson (1902-1990) of the United States Geological Survey.

Questions about andersonite

What does andersonite mean?
Andersonite means a rare uranium carbonate mineral found in sandstone-hosted uranium.
What part of speech is andersonite?
Andersonite is a noun.

Words near andersonite in the dictionary

  1. Anderson squats
  2. Anderson-Darling test
  3. Anderson-Darling tests
  4. Anderson-Higgs mechanism
  5. Andersonian
  6. andersonite
  7. Andersons
  8. Andersonstown
  9. Andersonville
  10. Andersson
  11. Anderssons

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