Meanings
plural romeites
- countableuncountablechemistryA yellow hexoctahedral calcium antimonate mineral with the chemical formula (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)₂(Sb,Ti)₂O₆(O,OH,F).
Origin
- Frenchroméine
- Englishromeite
From French Romé + -ite, named after the French mineralogist Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle. See French roméine.
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romeite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romeite
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