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misawite

misawite noun: δ-FeOOH, a compound said to be found on the iron pillar of Delhi.

Noun

misawite (plural misawites)

  1. δ-FeOOH, a compound said to be found on the iron pillar of Delhi

Forms of misawite

pluralmisawites

Origin of misawite

Named after Japanese scientist T. Misawa, an author of The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the effect of Cu and P on the rust formation of low alloy steels (1971) and The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the protective rust on low alloy steel (1974), with the suffix -ite.

Questions about misawite

What does misawite mean?
Misawite means δ-FeOOH, a compound said to be found on the iron pillar of Delhi.
What part of speech is misawite?
Misawite is a noun.
What is the plural of misawite?
The plural of misawite is misawites.

Words near misawite in the dictionary

  1. misavising
  2. misaward
  3. misawarded
  4. misawarding
  5. misawards
  6. misawite
  7. misawites
  8. MISB
  9. misbad
  10. misbade
  11. misbaha

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