baddeleyite

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noun

A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.

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Meanings

nounbaddeleyite (plural baddeleyites)

plural baddeleyites

  1. chemistryA rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.

Origin

After Joseph Baddeley, who described the original Sri Lankan find, + -ite.

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APA

baddeleyite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baddeleyite

MLA

“baddeleyite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baddeleyite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baddeleyite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baddeleyite.

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