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单词 moroxite
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moroxiten.

Brit. /mɒˈrɒksʌɪt/, /məˈrɒksʌɪt/, U.S. /məˈrɑkˌsaɪt/
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Moroxit.
Etymology: < German Moroxit (P. C. Abilgaard 1798, in C. E. F. von Moll Jahrb. der Berg- u. Hüttenkunde II. 432) < Hellenistic Greek μόροξος (also μόροχθος ) a kind of pipeclay (perhaps a loanword) + German -it -ite suffix1.
Mineralogy. Now historical.
A bluish-green form of apatite, occurring in Norway and Finland.
ΚΠ
1814 T. Allan Mineral. Nomencl. §84 Molybdena... Moroxite Kars. 94a.
1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 147 Asparagus-stone and moroxite are names given to yellowish-green and blueish-green varieties of apatite.
1993 A. M. Clark Hey's Mineral Index (ed. 3) 471/2 Moroxite, var. of apatite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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