torbernite
torbernite · torbernites
A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites…A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.
Origin
From Danish Torben + -ite. From Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), Swedish chemist.From Danish Torben + -ite. From Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), Swedish chemist.
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Forms
plural: torbernites| Singular | torbernite |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedmetatorbernite
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable