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reidite

reidite noun: a tetragonal-dipyramidal white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.

Noun

reidite

  1. A tetragonal-dipyramidal white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.

Origin of reidite

Named in 2002 by Billy P. Glass, Shaobin Liu and Peter B. Leavens in honour of Alan F. Reid, who first produced the phase in high-pressure laboratory experiments in 1969. Reid + -ite

Questions about reidite

What does reidite mean?
Reidite means a tetragonal-dipyramidal white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.
What part of speech is reidite?
Reidite is a noun.

Words near reidite in the dictionary

  1. reideologize
  2. Reider
  3. Reiders
  4. Reidhead
  5. Reidheads
  6. reidite
  7. Reids
  8. Reids Flat
  9. Reidsdale
  10. Reidsville
  11. Reidville

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