painite

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noun

A very rare orange-red borate mineral consisting mostly of calcium, zirconium, boron, aluminium, and oxygen.

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Meanings

nounpainite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA very rare orange-red borate mineral consisting mostly of calcium, zirconium, boron, aluminium, and oxygen.

Origin

From Pain + -ite, after British mineralogist Arthur C. D. Pain.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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