agrinierite

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noun

A mineral often found in the oxidation zone of uranium deposits.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounagrinierite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA mineral often found in the oxidation zone of uranium deposits.

Origin

From Agrinier + -ite, after Henry Agrinier, engineer for the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique.

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