English Explanatory Dictionary

changesite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several minerals discovered by the Chang'e series of lunar landers and Yutu series of lunar rovers

Word forms

changesite changesites

Etymology

From Chang'e + -s- + -ite. Named after Chinese goddess Chang'e (the moon goddess). Named for the Chang'e program, the Chinese lunar landers which discovered the minerals. From Mandarin Cháng'é (“ㄔㄤˊ ㄜˊ”) (Ch‘ang²-ê²), from Chinese 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).

Derived words

changesite-(Y)
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