cacoxenite

noun

ca·​cox·​e·​nite

kəˈkäksəˌnīt,

ka-

variants or less commonly cacoxene

kəˈkäkˌsēn,

ka-

plural -s

: a mineral Fe₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃.12H₂O consisting of a hydrous iron phosphate occurring in yellow or brownish radiated tufts

Word History

Etymology

German kakoxen cacoxenite (from kak- cac- + -xen -xene) + English -ite

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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