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hydroxykenomicrolite

hydroxykenomicrolite noun: a microlite mineral that is a basic tantalate of sodium and tin.

Noun

hydroxykenomicrolite (uncountable)

  1. A microlite mineral that is a basic tantalate of sodium and tin

Origin of hydroxykenomicrolite

From hydroxy- + kenomicrolite, derived from hydrokenomicrolite and for having a hydroxide anion. The keno- prefix embedded derives from κενός (kenós, “empty”) and is used often in microlite-group minerals for an unknown reason, apparently for a lack of something in the crystalline structure.

Questions about hydroxykenomicrolite

What does hydroxykenomicrolite mean?
Hydroxykenomicrolite means a microlite mineral that is a basic tantalate of sodium and tin.
What part of speech is hydroxykenomicrolite?
Hydroxykenomicrolite is a noun.

Words near hydroxykenomicrolite in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyisovaleryl
  2. hydroxyitraconazole
  3. hydroxyjavanicin
  4. hydroxyjuglone
  5. hydroxykaurane
  6. hydroxykenomicrolite
  7. hydroxyketone
  8. hydroxyketones
  9. hydroxykynurenine
  10. hydroxykynurenines
  11. hydroxyl

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