a rare brownish-black mineral containing erbium, cerium, uranium, columbium, and yttrium
Word origin
C19: from Greek euxenos hospitable (literally: well-disposed to strangers), from eu- + xenos stranger; from its containing a number of rare elements
euxenite in American English
(ˈjuksəˌnaɪt)
noun
a dark-colored, hard, orthorhombic mineral, (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6, containing oxides of several chemical elements, esp. of calcium, uranium, titanium, and certain rare-earth elements
Word origin
Ger euxenit < Gr euxenos, hospitable (< eu- (see eu-) + xenos, stranger, guest) + -ite1: so named from containing several rare elements