English Explanatory Dictionary

mozartite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Word forms

mozartite

Etymology

Named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), a prolific composer of the Classical era, as the mineral was discovered 200 years after his death. Mozart + -ite

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