"xenotime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xenotimes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “vain”), τιμή (timḗ, “honour”), because the yttrium in the mineral was originally thought to be a new element. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κενός||vain}} Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “vain”), {{m|grc|τιμή||honour}} τιμή (timḗ, “honour”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} xenotime (countable and uncountable, plural xenotimes)
  1. (mineralogy) A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO₄) Wikipedia link: xenotime Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals, Yttrium Translations (a yellow-brown mineral): ksenotiimi (Finnish), Xenotim [masculine] (German), xenotima [feminine] (Italian)

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