English Explanatory Dictionary

betafite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH).

Word forms

betafite betafites

Etymology

From Betafo + -ite, after Betafo in the Malagasy Republic, where it was discovered.

Derived words

calciobetafite oxycalciobetafite oxyuranobetafite plumbobetafite stibiobetafite yttrobetafite
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