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euxenite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈjuːksɪˌnaɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h1wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h1es-? Proto-Indo-European *h1su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξεῖνος (xeînos) Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English euxenite From Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos, “friendly to strangers, hospitable”) + English -ite.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يوكسينيت — mineral
  • Arabic: أوكسينيت — mineral
  • Catalan: euxenita — mineral
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑稀金礦 /黑稀金矿 (hēixījīnkuàng) — mineral
  • Dutch: euxeniet — mineral
  • Finnish: eukseniitti — mineral
  • French: euxénite — mineral
  • Galician: euxenita — mineral
  • German: Euxenit — mineral
  • Greek: ευξενίτης (efxenítis) — mineral
  • Japanese: ユークセン石 (yūkusenseki) — mineral
  • Japanese: ユークセナイト (yūkusenaito) — mineral
  • Korean: 육세나이트 (yuksenaiteu) — mineral
  • Lithuanian: euksenitas — mineral
  • Norwegian Bokmål: euxenitt — mineral
  • Norwegian Bokmål: euksenitt — mineral
  • Persian: اگزنیت — mineral
  • Polish: euksenit — mineral
  • Portuguese: euxenita — mineral
  • Romanian: euxenit — mineral
  • Russian: эвксенит (evksenit) — mineral
  • Spanish: euxenita — mineral
  • Swedish: euxenit — mineral
  • Turkish: öksenit — mineral
  • Vietnamese: euxenit — mineral