monazite
See also: Monazite
English
Monazite powder
Etymology
From German Monazit, from Ancient Greek μονάζω (monázō, “be solitary”).
Noun
monazite (plural monazites)
- (mineralogy) any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium
Usage notes
The dominant element is denoted by a suffix, e.g. monazite-Ce.
French
Further reading
- “monazite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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