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uranosilite

uranosilite noun: an orthorhombic-disphenoidal yellowish white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and uranium.

Noun

uranosilite (uncountable)

  1. An orthorhombic-disphenoidal yellowish white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and uranium.

Origin of uranosilite

For its composition, a uranyl silicate, + -ite.

Questions about uranosilite

What does uranosilite mean?
Uranosilite means an orthorhombic-disphenoidal yellowish white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and uranium.
What part of speech is uranosilite?
Uranosilite is a noun.

Words near uranosilite in the dictionary

  1. uranoscope
  2. uranoscopes
  3. uranoscopid
  4. uranoscopids
  5. uranoscopy
  6. uranosilite
  7. uranoso-
  8. uranospathite
  9. uranotil
  10. uranotile
  11. uranotiles

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