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wavellite

wavellite noun: a hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus.

wavellite: a hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus
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Noun

wavellite (countable and uncountable, plural wavellites)

  1. A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus.

wavellite meaning in Persian

wavellite in Persian

hydrated aluminium phosphate
واولیت

Forms of wavellite

pluralwavellites

Origin of wavellite

Named after British naturalist Dr. William Wavell (1750–1829), who discovered the mineral, + -ite.

Words formed from wavellite

Questions about wavellite

What does wavellite mean?
Wavellite means a hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus.
What is wavellite in Persian?
Wavellite in Persian is واولیت. See Wavellite meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is wavellite?
Wavellite is a noun.
What is the plural of wavellite?
The plural of wavellite is wavellites.

Words near wavellite in the dictionary

  1. wavelet series
  2. waveleted
  3. wavelets
  4. wavelike
  5. Wavell
  6. wavellite
  7. wavellites
  8. wavellitic
  9. wavemaker
  10. wavemakers
  11. wavemark

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