xenotime

n. [矿]磷钇矿

词形变化

xenotimes 复数 xenotimes

别名

xenotine

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO₄)

    可数 不可数 化学 地质

词汇关系

词源

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “vain”), τιμή (timḗ, “honour”), because the yttrium in the mineral was originally thought to be a new element.

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