gahnite

[ gah-nahyt ]
/ ˈgɑ naɪt /

noun

a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl2O4.
Also called zinc spinel.

Origin of gahnite

1800–10; named after J. G. Gahn (1745–1818), Swedish chemist; see -ite1

Words nearby gahnite

gaggery, gaggle, gagman, gah, gahanna, gahnite, gai, gaia, gaia hypothesis, gaidhealtachd, gaiety

British Dictionary definitions for gahnite

gahnite
/ (ˈɡɑːnaɪt) /

noun

a dark green mineral of the spinel group consisting of zinc aluminium oxide. Formula: ZnAl 2 O 4

Word Origin for gahnite

C19: named after J. G. Gahn (1745–1818), Swedish chemist; see -ite 1