English Explanatory Dictionary

aksaite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mineral containing magnesium, boron, oxygen, and hydrogen.

Word forms

aksaite aksaites

Etymology

From Aksay + -ite, named in 1963 after the locality in Kazakhstan where it was found, which comes from Kazakh Ақсай (Aqsai), literally "white glen".

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