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ixiolite

ixiolite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.

Noun

ixiolite (countable and uncountable, plural ixiolites)

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.

Forms of ixiolite

pluralixiolites

Origin of ixiolite

From the Greek mythical character Ixion, + -lite. This mineral contains tantalum, named after Tantalus, who is another Greek mythical figure with whom Ixion had a similarity in that they both are punished in Tartarus.

Questions about ixiolite

What does ixiolite mean?
Ixiolite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.
What part of speech is ixiolite?
Ixiolite is a noun.
What is the plural of ixiolite?
The plural of ixiolite is ixiolites.

Words near ixiolite in the dictionary

  1. ixia
  2. Ixiama
  3. ixias
  4. Ixil
  5. Ixilan
  6. ixiolite
  7. Ixion
  8. Ixionian
  9. ixionid
  10. ixionids
  11. Ixmiquilpan

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