单词 | wavellite |
释义 | wavellite[ wey-vuh-lahyt ] / ˈweɪ vəˌlaɪt / noun Mineralogy.a hydrous aluminum fluorophosphate occurring as white to yellowish-green or brown aggregates of radiating fibers. Origin of wavellitenamed in 1805 after W. Wavell (died 1829), English physician, its discoverer; see -ite1 Words nearby wavellitewave function, waveguide, wavelength, wavelet, Wavell, wavellite, wave mechanics, wavemeter, wave moth, wave number, wave-off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wavellite
British Dictionary definitions for wavellitewavellite / (ˈweɪvəˌlaɪt) / nouna greyish-white, yellow, or brown mineral consisting of hydrated basic aluminium phosphate in radiating clusters of small orthorhombic crystals. Formula: Al 3 (PO 4) 2 (OH) 3 .5H 2 O Word Origin for wavelliteC19: named after William Wavell (died 1829), English physician Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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