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pyrochlore

pyrochlore noun: a mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F).

Noun

pyrochlore (countable and uncountable, plural pyrochlores)

  1. A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F).
    • In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice, →ISBN, page 13

Forms of pyrochlore

pluralpyrochlores

Words formed from pyrochlore

Questions about pyrochlore

What does pyrochlore mean?
Pyrochlore means a mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F).
What part of speech is pyrochlore?
Pyrochlore is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrochlore?
The plural of pyrochlore is pyrochlores.

Words near pyrochlore in the dictionary

  1. Pyrocene
  2. pyrocentric
  3. pyroceram
  4. pyrochemical
  5. pyrochemically
  6. pyrochlore
  7. pyrochlores
  8. pyrochloric
  9. pyrochroid
  10. pyrochroids
  11. pyrochroite

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