English Explanatory Dictionary

parabariomicrolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and tantalum.

Word forms

parabariomicrolite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “near”) + bariomicrolite, for being close in composition to that mineral. This name was discredited in 2016 in favor of hydrokenomicrolite-3R.

Synonyms

hydrokenomicrolite-3R
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