English Explanatory Dictionary

hydroxykenomicrolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A microlite mineral that is a basic tantalate of sodium and tin

Word forms

hydroxykenomicrolite

Etymology

From hydroxy- + kenomicrolite, derived from hydrokenomicrolite and for having a hydroxide anion. The keno- prefix embedded derives from κενός (kenós, “empty”) and is used often in microlite-group minerals for an unknown reason, apparently for a lack of something in the crystalline structure.

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