Meaning of XENOTIME
| Pronunciation: | | 'zenow`tIm
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| | Definition: | | [n] a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 39, atomic number 69, atomic number 70, mineral, thulium, Tm, Y, Yb, ytterbium, yttrium | |
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| | Definition: | | \Xen"o*time\, n. [Gr. ? honoring guests or strangers;
xe`nos guest, stranger + ? honor: cf. G. xenotim.] (Min.)
A native phosphate of yttrium occurring in yellowish-brown
tetragonal crystals.
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