ekanite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An uncommon mineral, one of very few gemstones that are naturally radioactive. (It contains thorium.)

Word forms

ekanite ekanites

Etymology

From the name of F. L. D. Ekanayake, who first described it, + -ite.

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