ˌtyü(y)əˈmüˌnīt, ˌchü- noun
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Etymology: Tyuya Muyun, name of a hill in Fergana, Turkistan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics + English -ite
: a mineral Ca(UO 2 ) 2 (VO 4 ) 2 . n H 2 O that is a hydrous vanadate of calcium and uranium and that is important as an ore of uranium