ichnusaite

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/ɪkˈnu.sə.aɪt/

noun

A radioactive thorium molybdate mineral found in Sardinia.

OriginAncient Greek Ἰχνοῦσα →
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Meanings

nounichnusaite (countable and uncountable, plural ichnusaites)

plural ichnusaites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA radioactive thorium molybdate mineral found in Sardinia.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἸχνοῦσα
  2. Englishichnusaite

From Latin Ichnūsa (“Sardinia”, from Ancient Greek Ἰχνοῦσα (Ikhnoûsa)) + -ite.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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