żabińskiite

noun

A brownish triclinic mineral containing aluminium, calcium, niobium, oxygen, silicon, and tantalum.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA brownish triclinic mineral containing aluminium, calcium, niobium, oxygen, silicon, and tantalum.

Origin

Named in honour of Professor Witold Żabiński (1929-2007), an eminent Polish mineralogist and co-founder and later President of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. Żabiński + -ite

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APA

żabińskiite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%BCabi%C5%84skiite

MLA

“żabińskiite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%BCabi%C5%84skiite. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “żabińskiite,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%BCabi%C5%84skiite.

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