troostite
[ troo-stahyt ]
/ ˈtru staɪt /
noun
a microconstituent of hardened and tempered steel, consisting of a very fine aggregate of ferrite and cementite.
Origin of troostite
1900–05; named after L. J.
Troost (died 1911), French chemist; see
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OTHER WORDS FROM troostite
troost·it·ic [troo-stit-ik] /truˈstɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby troostite
tronk,
troop,
troop carrier,
trooper,
troopship,
troostite,
trop,
trop-,
trop.,
tropaeolin,
tropaeolum
British Dictionary definitions for troostite
troostite
/ (ˈtruːstaɪt) /
noun
a reddish or greyish mineral that is a variety of willemite in which some of the zinc is replaced by manganese
Word Origin for troostite
C19: named after Gerard
Troost (died 1850), US geologist