Meanings
nounvauxite (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA phosphate mineral of the laueite–paravauxite group.
Origin
From Vaux + -ite, after American mineral collector George Vaux Junior (1863-1927).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 藍磷鐵礦 /蓝磷铁矿
- 藍磷鐵礦 /蓝磷铁矿 (lánlìntiěkuàng)a phosphate mineral
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