alaite
noun
al·a·ite
ˈa-lə-ˌīt
plural -s
: a mineral V2O5·H2O consisting of a hydrous vanadium pentoxide occurring in blood-red mossy aggregates
Word History
Etymology
French alaïte, from Alaï mountains, Kirgiz S.S.R., U.S.S.R., Asia + French -ite
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above