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taaffeite

UK/ˈtɑːfʌɪt/

taaffeite noun: a rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.

Noun

taaffeite (plural taaffeites)

  1. A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.

Forms of taaffeite

pluraltaaffeites

Origin of taaffeite

Taaffe + -ite, after Edward Charles Richard Taaffe (1898-1967), Irish gemmologist, who discovered it in a sample set of spinel from whence it was miscategorized

Words formed from taaffeite

  • magnesiotaaffeite

Questions about taaffeite

What does taaffeite mean?
Taaffeite means a rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.
What part of speech is taaffeite?
Taaffeite is a noun.
How do you pronounce taaffeite?
Taaffeite is pronounced /ˈtɑːfʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of taaffeite?
The plural of taaffeite is taaffeites.

Words near taaffeite in the dictionary

  1. Ta-yeh
  2. taa
  3. taaall
  4. Taabwa
  5. Taaffe
  6. taaffeite
  7. taaffeites
  8. Taaffes
  9. taaghoot
  10. Taal
  11. taalim

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