Word: Xenotime
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from xeno-, apparently erroneously for Greek kenos ‘vain, empty’, + timē ‘honour’ (because it was wrongly supposed to contain a new metal)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈzɛnə(ʊ)tʌɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a yellowish-brown mineral which occurs in some igneous rocks and consists of a phosphate of yttrium and other rare earth elements.
Short Definition:yellowish-brown mineral which occurs in some igneous rocks and consists of phosphate of yttrium
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