chernobylite
chernobylite noun: a technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Noun (1)
chernobylite (uncountable)
- A technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Noun (2) capitalized: Chernobylite
Chernobylite (plural Chernobylites)
- A survivor of the Chernobyl disaster.
- The man who interrogated the driver commented that vigilance was needed to ensure that people did not get rich off the misfortune of the “Chernobylites.”1988, David R. Marples, The Social Impact of the Chernobyl Disaster, page 156
- I got home, I’d go dancing. I’d meet a girl I liked and say, “Let’s get to know one another.”
“What for? You’re a Chernobylite now. I’d be scared to have your kids.”2005, Svetlana Aleksievich, Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster, page 79
Forms of chernobylite
| plural | Chernobylites |
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Origin of chernobylite
From Chernobyl + -ite.
Questions about chernobylite
- What does chernobylite mean?
- Chernobylite means a technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
- What part of speech is chernobylite?
- Chernobylite is a noun.
- What is the plural of chernobylite?
- The plural of chernobylite is Chernobylites.
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