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cacoxenite

cacoxenite noun: a soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish clumps: hydrated iron aluminum phosphate oxide: (Fe,Al)₂₅(PO₄)₁₇O₆(OH)₁₂·17H₂O.

Noun

cacoxenite

  1. A soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish clumps: hydrated iron aluminum phosphate oxide: (Fe,Al)₂₅(PO₄)₁₇O₆(OH)₁₂·17H₂O.

Forms of cacoxenite

alternative formcacoxene

Origin of cacoxenite

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ξένος (xénos, “guest”) because the phosphorous content of cacoxenite lessens the quality of iron smelted from ore containing it.

Questions about cacoxenite

What does cacoxenite mean?
Cacoxenite means a soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish clumps: hydrated iron aluminum phosphate oxide: (Fe,Al)₂₅(PO₄)₁₇O₆(OH)₁₂·17H₂O.
What part of speech is cacoxenite?
Cacoxenite is a noun.

Words near cacoxenite in the dictionary

  1. cacotopias
  2. cacotrophia
  3. cacotrophic
  4. cacotrophy
  5. cacoxene
  6. cacoxenite
  7. cacozealous
  8. cacozelia
  9. cacoëpy
  10. cacoëthe
  11. cacoëthes

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