Etymology

goethite

G2O1E1T1H4I1T1E1

Today it means: An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore. Full definition →

German Goethit
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  1. German · borrowed fromGoethit
  2. English todaygoethite

From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite.

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