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saleeite

saleeite noun: a secondary uranium mineral with the chemical formula Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10(H₂O).

Noun

saleeite (uncountable)

  1. A secondary uranium mineral with the chemical formula Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10(H₂O).

Origin of saleeite

From French Salée + -ite, named after Belgian mineralogist Achille Salée (1883-1932).

Questions about saleeite

What does saleeite mean?
Saleeite means a secondary uranium mineral with the chemical formula Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10(H₂O).
What part of speech is saleeite?
Saleeite is a noun.

Words near saleeite in the dictionary

  1. saleably
  2. saleb
  3. salebrosities
  4. salebrosity
  5. salebrous
  6. saleeite
  7. Saleem
  8. Saleems
  9. salegoer
  10. salegoers
  11. Saleh

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