coffinite

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noun

A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nouncoffinite (plural coffinites)

plural coffinites

  1. chemistryA brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.

Origin

From Coffin + -ite, after Reuben Clare Coffin, American geologist.

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APA

coffinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffinite

MLA

“coffinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffinite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coffinite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffinite.

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