wüstite

noun

A grey mineral form of iron(II) oxide with a greenish tint.

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Meanings

nounwüstite (countable and uncountable, plural wüstites)

plural wüstites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA grey mineral form of iron(II) oxide with a greenish tint.

Origin

From German Wüst + -ite after Fritz Wüst (1860-1938), a German metallurgist.

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Translations

Finnish wüstiitti, wystiitti
  • wüstiittia mineral, iron(II) oxide
  • wystiittia mineral, iron(II) oxide
French wustite
  • wustitea mineral, iron(II) oxide
German Wüstit
  • Wüstita mineral, iron(II) oxide
Italian wustite
  • wustitea mineral, iron(II) oxide
Spanish wustita
  • wustitaa mineral, iron(II) oxide
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APA

wüstite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w%C3%BCstite

MLA

“wüstite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w%C3%BCstite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wüstite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w%C3%BCstite.

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