gadolinite
gadolinite · gadolinites
A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum,…A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀.
a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
Origin
After the Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin (1760-1852), + -ite.After the Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin (1760-1852), + -ite.
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Forms
plural: gadolinites| Singular | gadolinite |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium:ytterbite
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedgadolinium
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable