/mon"euh zuyt'/ , n.
a reddish- or yellowish-brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and lanthanum, (Ce,La)PO 4 : the principal ore of thorium.
[ 1830-40; Monazit, equiv. to monaz- ( monázein to be alone; see MON-) + -it -ITE 1 ]
/mon"euh zuyt'/ , n.
a reddish- or yellowish-brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and lanthanum, (Ce,La)PO 4 : the principal ore of thorium.
[ 1830-40; Monazit, equiv. to monaz- ( monázein to be alone; see MON-) + -it -ITE 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012