Etymology

metavanuralite

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Today it means: A triclinic lemon mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μετά
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμετά“above”
  2. English todaymetavanuralite

From meta- + vanuralite. Named because it is a dehydrated form of vanuralite; mineralogical naming convention uses Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “above”) for minerals whose only difference is the hydration level.

Words from the same roots

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