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childrenite

childrenite noun: a rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.

Noun

childrenite (uncountable)

  1. A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.

Origin of childrenite

From Children + -ite after John George Children (1777-1852), its discoverer.

Questions about childrenite

What does childrenite mean?
Childrenite means a rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
What part of speech is childrenite?
Childrenite is a noun.

Words near childrenite in the dictionary

  1. Children's stick insect
  2. Children's stick insects
  3. children's table
  4. children's tables
  5. children-in-law
  6. childrenite
  7. childrenless
  8. childrens
  9. childrenswear
  10. Childress
  11. Childress County

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