euxenite

See also: Euxenite and euxénite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos, “friendly to strangers, hospitable”)[1] + -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːksɪˌnaɪt/

Noun

euxenite (countable and uncountable, plural euxenites)

  1. (mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6.

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References

  1. ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944
  1. INIS [International Nuclear Information System] Thesaurus: Multilingual (IAEA-INIS Reference Series)‎[1], Vienna, Austria: IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency], October 2019, →ISSN, page 397

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ewk.seˈni.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: eu‧xe‧nì‧te

Noun

euxenite f (plural euxeniti)

  1. (mineralogy) euxenite

Further reading

  • euxenite in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • euxenite in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • euxenite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • euxenite in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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