misawite

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noun

δ-FeOOH, a compound said to be found on the iron pillar of Delhi

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Meanings

nounmisawite (plural misawites)

plural misawites

  1. δ-FeOOH, a compound said to be found on the iron pillar of Delhi

Origin

Named after Japanese scientist T. Misawa, an author of The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the effect of Cu and P on the rust formation of low alloy steels (1971) and The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the protective rust on low alloy steel (1974), with the suffix -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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