brookite

[ brook-ahyt ]

/ ˈbrʊk aɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a brown, red, or black mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO2, trimorphous with rutile and anatase.

Origin of brookite

1875–80; named after H. J. Brooke (1771–1857), English mineralogist; see -ite¹

Words nearby brookite

Brook Farm, Brookfield, Brookhaven, brookie, Brookings, brookite, brooklet, brooklime, Brookline, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge

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Example sentences from the Web for brookite

Minute crystals of brookite have been detected with anatase and rutile in the iron-ore of Cleveland in Yorkshire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Titanic acid occurs in nature crystallized in anatase, arkansite, brookite, and rutile.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe|Anonymous
Brookite occurs only as crystals, never in compact masses, and is usually associated with either anatase or rutile.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for brookite

brookite

/ (ˈbrʊkaɪt) /

noun

a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of titanium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in silica veins. Formula: TiO 2

Word Origin for brookite

C19: named after Henry J. Brooke (died 1857), English mineralogist

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单词	brookite
释义	brookite [ brook-ahyt ] / ˈbrʊk aɪt / noun Mineralogy. a brown, red, or black mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO2, trimorphous with rutile and anatase. Origin of brookite 1875–80; named after H. J. Brooke (1771–1857), English mineralogist; see -ite¹ Words nearby brookite Brook Farm, Brookfield, Brookhaven, brookie, Brookings, brookite, brooklet, brooklime, Brookline, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brookite Minute crystals of brookite have been detected with anatase and rutile in the iron-ore of Cleveland in Yorkshire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various Titanic acid occurs in nature crystallized in anatase, arkansite, brookite, and rutile. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe\|Anonymous Brookite occurs only as crystals, never in compact masses, and is usually associated with either anatase or rutile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for brookite brookite / (ˈbrʊkaɪt) / noun a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of titanium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in silica veins. Formula: TiO 2 Word Origin for brookite C19: named after Henry J. Brooke (died 1857), English mineralogist 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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