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thortveitite

thortveitite noun: a scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium.

Noun

thortveitite (usually uncountable, plural thortveitites)

  1. (usually) A scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium.

Forms of thortveitite

pluralthortveitites

Origin of thortveitite

From Norwegian Thortveit + -ite, after Norwegian engineer Olaus Thortveit.

Questions about thortveitite

What does thortveitite mean?
Thortveitite means a scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium.
What part of speech is thortveitite?
Thortveitite is a noun.
What is the plural of thortveitite?
The plural of thortveitite is thortveitites.

Words near thortveitite in the dictionary

  1. Thorstenson
  2. Thorstensons
  3. thort
  4. thorter-ill
  5. thorts
  6. thortveitite
  7. thortveitites
  8. thoruranium
  9. thorutite
  10. Thorverton
  11. thorybism

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