English Explanatory Dictionary

ixiolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.

Word forms

ixiolite ixiolites

Etymology

From the Greek mythical character Ixion, + -lite. This mineral contains tantalum, named after Tantalus, who is another Greek mythical figure with whom Ixion had a similarity in that they both are punished in Tartarus.

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