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xanthitane

/ˈzænθɪteɪn/

xanthitane noun: a yellow fibrous earthy material that is an aluminium titanite.

Noun

xanthitane (uncountable)

  1. A yellow fibrous earthy material that is an aluminium titanite.
    • In view of the highly aluminous nature of the enclosing rock, there seemed some possibility that this mineral might be the little-known aluminium titanate, xanthitane1942, A. B. Edwards, The chemical composition of leucoxene in Cainozoic bauxite from Boolarra, Victoria

Questions about xanthitane

What does xanthitane mean?
Xanthitane means a yellow fibrous earthy material that is an aluminium titanite.
What part of speech is xanthitane?
Xanthitane is a noun.
How do you pronounce xanthitane?
Xanthitane is pronounced /ˈzænθɪteɪn/.

Words near xanthitane in the dictionary

  1. xanthiosite
  2. Xanthippe
  3. Xanthippes
  4. Xanthippic
  5. xanthism
  6. xanthitane
  7. xanthite
  8. xanthiuria
  9. xanthization
  10. xantho-
  11. xanthoangelol

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