EUXENITE


Meaning of EUXENITE in English

/yoohk"seuh nuyt'/ , n.

a rare, brownish-black mineral of complex composition, an oxide of calcium, cerium, yttrium, columbium, titanium, and uranium.

[ 1840-45; eúxen ( os ) kind to strangers, hospitable (see EU-, XENO-) + -ITE 1 ]

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