aksaite

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noun

A mineral containing magnesium, boron, oxygen, and hydrogen.

OriginKazakh Ақсай →
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Meanings

nounaksaite (plural aksaites)

plural aksaites

  1. chemistryA mineral containing magnesium, boron, oxygen, and hydrogen.

Origin

  1. KazakhАқсай
  2. Englishaksaite

From Aksay + -ite, named in 1963 after the locality in Kazakhstan where it was found, which comes from Kazakh Ақсай (Aqsay), literally "white glen".

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APA

aksaite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aksaite

MLA

“aksaite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aksaite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aksaite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aksaite.

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