bowieite · noun1
From Bowie + -ite, after Scottish geologist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008).
Bowieite · noun2
From (David) Bowie + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral. Full definition →
From Bowie + -ite, after Scottish geologist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008).
From (David) Bowie + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.