euxenite
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noun
- A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξεῖνος (xeînos) Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English euxenite From Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos, “friendly to strangers, hospitable”) + English -ite.
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