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brianite

brianite noun: a phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂, first identified in an iron meteorite.

Noun

brianite (uncountable)

  1. A phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂, first identified in an iron meteorite.

Origin of brianite

From Brian + -ite after Brian Harold Mason, a pioneer in meteoritics.

Questions about brianite

What does brianite mean?
Brianite means a phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂, first identified in an iron meteorite.
What part of speech is brianite?
Brianite is a noun.

Words near brianite in the dictionary

  1. Brianchon hexagons
  2. Briand
  3. Briands
  4. brianed
  5. brianing
  6. brianite
  7. Brianka
  8. Brianna
  9. Brianne
  10. Briannica
  11. brianroulstonite

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