xenotime

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See also: Xenotime and xénotime

English[edit]

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Xenotime

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “vain”), τιμή (timḗ, “honour”), because the yttrium in the mineral was originally thought to be a new element.

Noun[edit]

xenotime (countable and uncountable, plural xenotimes)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO4)

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

xenotime f

  1. plural of xenotima
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