monazite

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noun

any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium

OriginGerman Monazit ← Ancient Greek μονάζω →
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Meanings

nounmonazite (plural monazites)

plural monazites

  1. chemistryany of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμονάζω“be solitary”
  2. GermanMonazit
  3. Englishmonazite

From German Monazit, from Ancient Greek μονάζω (monázō, “be solitary”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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