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raadeite

raadeite noun: a colorless mineral, heptamagnesium diphosphate octahydroxy: Mg₇(PO₄)₂(OH)₈.

Noun

raadeite (uncountable)

  1. A colorless mineral, heptamagnesium diphosphate octahydroxy: Mg₇(PO₄)₂(OH)₈.

Origin of raadeite

From Norwegian Raade + -ite; named after Dr. Gunnar Raade (1944-), in recognition of his contribution to the mineralogy of magnesium phosphates.

Questions about raadeite

What does raadeite mean?
Raadeite means a colorless mineral, heptamagnesium diphosphate octahydroxy: Mg₇(PO₄)₂(OH)₈.
What part of speech is raadeite?
Raadeite is a noun.

Words near raadeite in the dictionary

  1. Raabe
  2. Raabes
  3. raabs
  4. RAAC
  5. raad
  6. raadeite
  7. Raads
  8. RAAF
  9. raag
  10. raags
  11. Raahe

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