austinite

See also: Austinite

English

Etymology

Austin +‎ -ite, after Austin Flint Rogers, mineralogist

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/
(cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑstɪnaɪt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/
Homophones: Austenite, austenite, Austinite

Noun

austinite (countable and uncountable, plural austinites)

(rare, mineralogy) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
A misspelling of austenite.

Further reading

“Austinite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“austinite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Anagrams

inusitate, uintaites

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