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takeuchiite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
takeuchi-ite
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Etymology

From Takeuchi + -ite; named in honor of Yoshio Takeuchi (1924–2009), Japanese mineralogist who predicted the existence of a compound with a structure found in this mineral.

Questions

What does takeuchiite mean?
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
Where does takeuchiite come from?
From Takeuchi + -ite; named in honor of Yoshio Takeuchi (1924–2009), Japanese mineralogist who predicted the existence of a compound with a structure found in this mineral.

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