misawite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. δ-FeOOH, a compound said to be found on the iron pillar of Delhi

Word forms

misawite misawites

Etymology

Named after Japanese scientist T. Misawa, an author of The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the effect of Cu and P on the rust formation of low alloy steels (1971) and The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the protective rust on low alloy steel (1974), with the suffix -ite.

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