Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
monarchy
monarda
monastery
monastic
monasticism
monatomic
monaural
monaxial
monazite
Moncton
mondain
mondaine
Monday
Monday Club
Monday morning quarterback
Mondayize
Mondays
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

monazite
mon·a·zite [ mónnə zt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
reddish-brown mineral: a reddish brown phosphate mineral that contains cerium, lanthanum, and some thorium
[Mid-19th century. < Greek monazein (see monastery); because of its rare occurrence]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft