wüstite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grey mineral form of iron(II) oxide with a greenish tint.

Word forms

wüstite wüstites

Etymology

From Wüst + -ite after Fritz Wüst (1860-1938), a German metallurgist.

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