bröggerite

noun

A form of uraninite that contains significant amounts of thorium

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Meanings

nounbröggerite (countable and uncountable, plural bröggerites)

plural bröggerites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA form of uraninite that contains significant amounts of thorium

Origin

Named in 1884 by Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand to honor Waldemar Christofer Brøgger + -ite.

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APA

bröggerite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/br%C3%B6ggerite

MLA

“bröggerite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/br%C3%B6ggerite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bröggerite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/br%C3%B6ggerite.

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