tranquillityite

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noun

A hexagonal dark red mineral containing iron, oxygen, silicon, titanium, yttrium, and zirconium.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nountranquillityite (plural tranquillityites)

plural tranquillityites

  1. chemistryA hexagonal dark red mineral containing iron, oxygen, silicon, titanium, yttrium, and zirconium.

Origin

From tranquillity + -ite, after the Sea of Tranquillity, a basin on the Moon where the mineral was first found.

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APA

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

MLA

“tranquillityite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillityite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tranquillityite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquillityite.

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