"taaffeite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːfʌɪt/ [UK] Forms: taaffeites [plural]
Etymology: Taaffe + -ite, after Edward Charles Richard Taaffe (1898-1967), Irish gemmologist, who discovered it in a sample set of spinel from whence it was miscategorized Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Taaffe|ite}} Taaffe + -ite, {{l|en|spinel}} spinel Head templates: {{en-noun}} taaffeite (plural taaffeites)
  1. (mineralogy) A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure. Wikipedia link: Edward Charles Richard Taaffe, taaffeite Categories (topical): Gems, Minerals Derived forms: magnesiotaaffeite Coordinate_terms: spinel

Inflected forms

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