KAMACITE

Meaning of KAMACITE in English

/kam"euh suyt'/ , n.

a nickel-iron alloy found in meteorites.

[ 1885-90; Kamacit kamak- (s. of kámax ) pole + G -it -ITE 1 ]

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KAMACITE — ˈkaməˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: obsolete German kamacit (now kamazit ), from Greek kamak-, kamax vine pole, shaft + …
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KAMACITE — meteoritic mineral consisting of iron alloyed with 5 to 7 percent nickel. It is found in iron meteorites and comprises …
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KAMACITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: alpha-(Fe,Ni) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 56.13 gm) Iron 89.54 % Fe Nickel 10.46 % Ni Empirical …
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KAMACITE — камацит
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KAMACITE — камасит ( разновидность метеорного железа, содержащая никель )
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KAMACITE — камасит (разновидность метеорного железа, содержащая никель)
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KAMACITE — камацит
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KAMACITE — камацит
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TAENITE — ˈtēˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German tänit, from tän- taen- + -it -ite : a mineral consisting of a …
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PLESSITE — ˈpleˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German plessit, probably from Greek plēsi- plesi- + German -it -ite : a mineral …
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OCTAHEDRITE — ˌäktəˈhēˌdrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French octaédrite, from octaèdre octahedron (from Greek oktaedron ) + -ite 1. : anatase …
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NICKEL-IRON — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably part translation of German nickeleisen, from nickel + eisen iron : an alloy of nickel and …
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METAKAMACITE — “+ noun Etymology: meta- + kamacite : a mineral α 2 -(Fe,Ni) consisting of an unstable distorted body-centered cubic alloy …
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PALLASITE — any stony iron meteorite containing about 50 percent olivine as well as kamacite, plessite, taenite, and troilite. The olivine is …
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NATIVE ELEMENT — any of a number of chemical elements that may occur in nature uncombined with other elements. The elements that occur …
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IRON METEORITE — any meteorite consisting mainly of iron, usually combined with small amounts of nickel. When such meteorites, called irons, fall through …
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HEXAHEDRITE — any iron meteorite containing about 6 percent nickel and having a cubic cleavage and crystal structure. Etching the polished surface …
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CHONDRITE — any stony meteorite characterized by the presence of chondrules (see chondrule). Chondrites represent the most abundant meteorite class, constituting more …
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ATAXITE — any iron meteorite containing less than about 6 percent nickel (nickel-poor ataxites) or more than about 11 percent nickel (nickel-rich …
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WIDMANSTTTEN PATTERN — lines that appear in some iron meteorites when a cross section of the meteorite is etched with weak acid. The …
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ALLOY — n. 25B6; noun MIXTURE, mix, amalgam, fusion, meld, blend, compound, combination, composite, union; technical admixture. See list. Alloys aluminium brass …
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NIERITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Si3N4 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 140.28 gm) Silicon 60.06 % Si Nitrogen 39.94 % N Empirical …
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КАМАЦИТ — kamacite
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КАМАСИТ — kamacite
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