euxenite
[ yook-suh-nahyt ]
/ ˈyuk səˌnaɪt /
noun
a rare, brownish-black mineral of complex composition, an oxide of calcium, cerium, yttrium, columbium, titanium, and uranium.
Words nearby euxenite
eutrophia,
eutrophic,
eutrophication,
eutrophy,
eutychianus,
euxenite,
euxine,
euxine sea,
ev,
eva,
evacuant
Example sentences from the Web for euxenite
The element is of extremely rare occurrence, being met with only in argyrodite and, to a very small extent, in euxenite.
The rare earth metals are found in the minerals gadolinite, samarskite, fergusonite, euxenite and cerite.
British Dictionary definitions for euxenite
euxenite
/ (ˈjuːksɪˌnaɪt) /
noun
a rare brownish-black mineral containing erbium, cerium, uranium, columbium, and yttrium
Word Origin for euxenite
C19: from Greek
euxenos hospitable (literally: well-disposed to strangers), from
eu- +
xenos stranger; from its containing a number of rare elements