xenotime (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *xenotime*:
NOUN	substance	xenotime	a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form

English > *xenotime*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form.
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	thulium, Tm, atomic number 69	A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group
	ytterbium, Yb, atomic number 70	A soft silvery metallic element
	yttrium, Y, atomic number 39	A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals
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HyperDic: xenotime