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| xen·o·time [ zénnə tm ] |
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yellowish brown mineral: a yellowish brown mineral consisting of yttrium phosphate, usually with small amounts of other rare-earth elements
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| [Mid-19th century. <xeno- (probably by confusion with Greek kenos "empty, vain") + Greek timē "honor"; because the yttrium in xenotime was wrongly thought to be a new element] |
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