English Explanatory Dictionary

metavanuralite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triclinic lemon mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.

Word forms

metavanuralite

Etymology

From meta- + vanuralite. Named because it is a dehydrated form of vanuralite; mineralogical naming convention uses Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “above”) for minerals whose only difference is the hydration level.

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