carnotite

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noun

A yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O.

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Meanings

nouncarnotite (countable and uncountable, plural carnotites)

plural carnotites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O.

Origin

From Carnot + -ite.

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Translations

Catalan carnotita
  • carnotitamineral
Finnish karnotiitti
  • karnotiittimineral
German Karnotit
  • Karnotitmineral
Portuguese carnotita
  • carnotitamineral
Spanish carnotita
  • carnotitamineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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