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baddeleyite

baddeleyite noun: a rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.

Noun

baddeleyite (plural baddeleyites)

  1. A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.

Forms of baddeleyite

pluralbaddeleyites

Origin of baddeleyite

After Joseph Baddeley, who described the original Sri Lankan find, + -ite.

Questions about baddeleyite

What does baddeleyite mean?
Baddeleyite means a rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.
What part of speech is baddeleyite?
Baddeleyite is a noun.
What is the plural of baddeleyite?
The plural of baddeleyite is baddeleyites.

Words near baddeleyite in the dictionary

  1. Baddams
  2. Baddeck
  3. badded
  4. badded up
  5. Baddeley
  6. baddeleyite
  7. baddeleyites
  8. Baddeleys
  9. badden
  10. baddened
  11. baddening

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