hydroxykenomicrolite

noun

A microlite mineral that is a basic tantalate of sodium and tin

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Meanings

nounhydroxykenomicrolite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA microlite mineral that is a basic tantalate of sodium and tin

Origin

From hydroxy- + kenomicrolite, derived from hydrokenomicrolite and for having a hydroxide anion. The keno- prefix embedded derives from κενός (kenós, “empty”) and is used often in microlite-group minerals for an unknown reason, apparently for a lack of something in the crystalline structure.

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

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