eosphorite

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noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

OriginAncient Greek Ἠώς →
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Meanings

nouneosphorite (usually uncountable, plural eosphorites)

plural eosphorites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἨώς“dawn”
  2. Englisheosphorite

From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”) + -ite, in reference to the pink colour of the mineral.

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APA

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Chicago

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