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struvite

US/ˈstɹuˌvaɪt/

struvite noun: a hydrated magnesium-containing mineral Mg(NH₄)(PO₄)·6H₂O which is found in kidney stones associated with bacteria that cleave urea.

struvite: a hydrated magnesium-containing mineral Mg(NH₄)(PO₄)·6H₂O which is found in kidney stones...
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Noun

struvite (countable and uncountable, plural struvites)

  1. A hydrated magnesium-containing mineral Mg(NH₄)(PO₄)·6H₂O which is found in kidney stones associated with bacteria that cleave urea.
    Synonyms:
    guanite

Synonyms of struvite

Forms of struvite

pluralstruvites

Origin of struvite

Named after German diplomat and mineralogist Heinrich von Struve (1772–1851) + -ite (“mineral”).

Questions about struvite

What does struvite mean?
Struvite means a hydrated magnesium-containing mineral Mg(NH₄)(PO₄)·6H₂O which is found in kidney stones associated with bacteria that cleave urea.
What part of speech is struvite?
Struvite is a noun.
How do you pronounce struvite?
Struvite is pronounced /ˈstɹuˌvaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of struvite?
The plural of struvite is struvites.

Words near struvite in the dictionary

  1. Strutz
  2. Strutzes
  3. struv
  4. Struve
  5. Struves
  6. struvite
  7. struvites
  8. Struzzieri
  9. Struzzieris
  10. stry-good
  11. stry-goods

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