pezzottaite

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noun

A cesium analog of beryl, a silicate of cesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallizes in the trigonal system.

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Meanings

nounpezzottaite (usually uncountable, plural pezzottaites)

plural pezzottaites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA cesium analog of beryl, a silicate of cesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallizes in the trigonal system.

Origin

From Pezzotta + -ite, after Federico Pezzotta, Italian petrologist.

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

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Chicago

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