euxenite

E1U1X8E1N1I1T1E1
/ˈjuːksɪˌnaɪt/

noun

A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nouneuxenite (countable and uncountable, plural euxenites)

plural euxenites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  9. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  10. Ancient Greekξεῖνος (xeînos)
  11. Ancient Greekεὔξενος (eúxenos)
  12. Englisheuxenite

From Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos, “friendly to strangers, hospitable”) + English -ite.

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Translations

Arabic يوكسينيت, أوكسينيت
  • يوكسينيتmineral
  • أوكسينيتmineral
Catalan euxenita
  • euxenitamineral
Chinese Mandarin 黑稀金礦 /黑稀金矿
  • 黑稀金礦 /黑稀金矿 (hēixījīnkuàng)mineral
Dutch euxeniet
  • euxenietmineral
Finnish eukseniitti
  • eukseniittimineral
French euxénite
  • euxénitemineral
German Euxenit
  • Euxenitmineral
Greek ευξενίτης
  • ευξενίτης (efxenítis)mineral
Japanese ユークセン石, ユークセナイト
  • ユークセン石 (yūkusenseki)mineral
  • ユークセナイト (yūkusenaito)mineral
Korean 육세나이트
  • 육세나이트 (yuksenaiteu)mineral
Lithuanian euksenitas
  • euksenitasmineral
Norwegian Bokmål euxenitt, euksenitt
  • euxenittmineral
  • euksenittmineral
Persian اگزنیت
  • اگزنیتmineral
Polish euksenit
  • euksenitmineral
Portuguese euxenita
  • euxenitamineral
Romanian euxenit
  • euxenitmineral
Russian эвксенит
  • эвксенит (evksenit)mineral
Spanish euxenita
  • euxenitamineral
Swedish euxenit
  • euxenitmineral
Turkish öksenit
  • öksenitmineral
Vietnamese euxenit
  • euxenitmineral
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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