austinite

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US/ˈɔstɪnaɪt/cot caught merger/ˈɑstɪnaɪt/UK/ˈɒstɪnaɪt/

noun

A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.

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austinite1

nounaustinite (countable and uncountable, plural austinites)

plural austinites

  1. countablerareuncountablechemistryA secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
  2. countablemisspellinguncountableMisspelling of austenite.

Austinite2

nounAustinite (plural Austinites)

plural Austinites

  1. A native or resident of Austin, Texas.

Origin

austinite · noun

From Austin + -ite, after Austin Flint Rogers, mineralogist.

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Austinite · noun

From Austin + -ite (“native or resident of a specified place”).

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APA

austinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/austinite

MLA

“austinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/austinite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “austinite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/austinite.

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