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tanteuxenite-(Y)

tanteuxenite-(Y) noun: a brown or black orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium and yttrium.

Noun

tanteuxenite-(Y)

  1. A brown or black orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium and yttrium.

Origin of tanteuxenite-(Y)

Named because of the mineral's high tantalum content and its similarity to euxenite-(Y) tantalum + euxenite-(Y)

Questions about tanteuxenite-(Y)

What does tanteuxenite-(Y) mean?
Tanteuxenite-(Y) means a brown or black orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium and yttrium.
What part of speech is tanteuxenite-(Y)?
Tanteuxenite-(Y) is a noun.

Words near tanteuxenite-(Y) in the dictionary

  1. Tantawangalo
  2. tante
  3. tanterum
  4. tanterums
  5. tantes
  6. tanteuxenite-(Y)
  7. tantie
  8. tanties
  9. tantilizing
  10. Tantillo
  11. Tantillos

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