hannayite

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noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin

From Hannay + -ite, after James Hannay, friend of R. W. E. MacIvor, who discovered and named it.

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APA

hannayite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hannayite

MLA

“hannayite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hannayite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hannayite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hannayite.

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