rontgenite

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noun

A mixed carbonate and fluoride of calcium and a lanthanide, typically cerium or lanthanum

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Meanings

nounrontgenite (plural rontgenites)

plural rontgenites

  1. chemistryA mixed carbonate and fluoride of calcium and a lanthanide, typically cerium or lanthanum

Origin

Likely from Röntgen + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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