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gadolinite

gadolinite noun: a dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀.

gadolinite: a dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium,...
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Noun

gadolinite (countable and uncountable, plural gadolinites)

  1. A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀.

Forms of gadolinite

pluralgadolinites

Origin of gadolinite

After the Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin (1760-1852), + -ite.

Words formed from gadolinite

Questions about gadolinite

What does gadolinite mean?
Gadolinite means a dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀.
What part of speech is gadolinite?
Gadolinite is a noun.
What is the plural of gadolinite?
The plural of gadolinite is gadolinites.

Words near gadolinite in the dictionary

  1. gadolinate
  2. gadolinates
  3. gadolinia
  4. gadolinian
  5. gadolinic
  6. gadolinite
  7. gadolinites
  8. gadolinium
  9. gadoliniums
  10. gadomer
  11. gadomers

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