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changesite

changesite noun: any of several minerals discovered by the Chang'e series of lunar landers and Yutu series of lunar rovers.

Noun

changesite (plural changesites)

  1. (Moon) Any of several minerals discovered by the Chang'e series of lunar landers and Yutu series of lunar rovers

Forms of changesite

pluralchangesites

Origin of changesite

From Chang'e + -s- + -ite. Named after Chinese goddess Chang'e (the moon goddess). Named for the Chang'e program, the Chinese lunar landers which discovered the minerals. From Mandarin Cháng'é (“ㄔㄤˊ ㄜˊ”) (Ch‘ang²-ê²), from Chinese 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).

Words formed from changesite

Questions about changesite

What does changesite mean?
Changesite means any of several minerals discovered by the Chang'e series of lunar landers and Yutu series of lunar rovers.
What part of speech is changesite?
Changesite is a noun.
What is the plural of changesite?
The plural of changesite is changesites.

Words near changesite in the dictionary

  1. changes the record
  2. changes the subject
  3. changes up
  4. changeset
  5. changesets
  6. changesite
  7. changesite-(Y)
  8. changest
  9. changeth
  10. changeup
  11. changeups

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