PHENAKITE

Meaning of PHENAKITE in English

[phen.a.kite] or phen.a.cite n [G Phenakit, fr. Gk phenak-, phenax deceiver; fr. its being easily mistaken for quartz] (ca. 1834): a glassy mineral that consists of a beryllium silicate and occurs in rhombohedral crystals

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

PHENAKITE — or phenacite noun Etymology: German Phenakit, from Greek phenak-, phenax deceiver; from its being easily mistaken for quartz Date: circa …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHENAKITE — ˈfenəˌkīt noun or phen·a·cite -ˌsīt ( -s ) Etymology: Swedish phenakit, from Greek phenak-, phenax deceiver + Swedish -it -ite; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENAKITE — noun or phen·a·cite -ˌsīt Etymology: German Phenakit, from Greek phenak-, phenax deceiver; from its being easily mistaken for quartz Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHENAKITE — also spelled Phenacite, rare mineral, beryllium silicate, Be2SiO4, used as a gemstone. Phenakite has long been known from the emerald …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHENAKITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Be2SiO4 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 110.11 gm) Beryllium 16.37 % Be Silicon 25.51 % Si Oxygen …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
PHENAKITE — n мин. фенакит
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PHENAKITE — (n) фенакит
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PHENAKITE — n мин. фенакит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PHENAKITE — n мин. фенакит
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PHENAKITE — Pronunciation: ' fe-n ə - ˌ k ī t, ' f ē - Variant: or phen · a · cite …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHENACITE — noun see: phenakite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHENACITE — noun see phenakite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BERYLLIUM — bəˈrilēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek bēryllion, diminutive of bēryllos beryl — more at beryl : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENACITE — /fen"euh suyt'/ , n. a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHENACITE — see phenakite
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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