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单词 wavellite
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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 wavellite

named in 1805 after W. Wavell (died 1829), English physician, its discoverer; see -ite1

Words nearby wavellite

wave function, waveguide, wavelength, wavelet, Wavell, wavellite, wave mechanics, wavemeter, wave moth, wave number, wave-off
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Example sentences from the Web for wavellite

  • But how is it that they are subdued into that spherical obedience, like a crystal of wavellite?

    Proserpina, Volume 1|John Ruskin
  • Quartz ought to exist in a state of hydrate, and Wavellite, not Corundum, ought to be the state of alumina in granite.

    The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)|John Ayrton Paris

British Dictionary definitions for wavellite

wavellite
/ (ˈweɪvəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a 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 wavellite

C19: 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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