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takeuchiite

takeuchiite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Noun

takeuchiite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Origin of takeuchiite

From Takeuchi + -ite; named in honor of Yoshio Takeuchi (1924–2009), Japanese mineralogist who predicted the existence of a compound with a structure found in this mineral.

Questions about takeuchiite

What does takeuchiite mean?
Takeuchiite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
What part of speech is takeuchiite?
Takeuchiite is a noun.

Words near takeuchiite in the dictionary

  1. Taketa
  2. Taketas
  3. taketh
  4. Taketoyo
  5. Takeuchi
  6. takeuchiite
  7. takeup
  8. takeups
  9. takfir
  10. takfired
  11. takfiri

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