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yttropyrochlore

yttropyrochlore noun: a discredited pyrochlore mineral containing niobium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Noun

yttropyrochlore

  1. A discredited pyrochlore mineral containing niobium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Origin of yttropyrochlore

Named after the mineral's supposed yttrium content and resemblance to pyrochlore group minerals Yttrium + o + pyrochlore

Questions about yttropyrochlore

What does yttropyrochlore mean?
Yttropyrochlore means a discredited pyrochlore mineral containing niobium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What part of speech is yttropyrochlore?
Yttropyrochlore is a noun.

Words near yttropyrochlore in the dictionary

  1. yttrocrasite
  2. yttrocrasites
  3. yttrofluorite
  4. yttrofluorites
  5. yttrogummite
  6. yttropyrochlore
  7. yttrotantalite
  8. yttrotantalites
  9. yttrotitanite
  10. yttrotitanites
  11. yttrotungstite

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