Etymology

sklodowskite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and uranium. Full definition →

Polish Skłodowska
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The story

  1. Polish · derived fromSkłodowska“maiden name of Marie Curie”
  2. English todaysklodowskite

From Polish Skłodowska (“maiden name of Marie Curie”) + -ite.

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