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davemaoite

/ˌdeɪvˈmaʊ.aɪt/

davemaoite noun: a high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite mineral with chemical formula CaSiO₃.

Noun

davemaoite (uncountable)

  1. A high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite mineral with chemical formula CaSiO₃.

Origin of davemaoite

From Dave + Mao + -ite, after Chinese-American geophysicist Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao, who first described it from theory.

Questions about davemaoite

What does davemaoite mean?
Davemaoite means a high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite mineral with chemical formula CaSiO₃.
What part of speech is davemaoite?
Davemaoite is a noun.
How do you pronounce davemaoite?
Davemaoite is pronounced /ˌdeɪvˈmaʊ.aɪt/.

Words near davemaoite in the dictionary

  1. dave
  2. Dave Spart
  3. Dave Sparts
  4. daved
  5. Davekat
  6. davemaoite
  7. daven
  8. Davenant
  9. davened
  10. davening
  11. davenport

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