leucosphenite

noun

leu·​co·​sphe·​nite

plural -s

: a mineral Na₄BaTi₂Si₁₀O₂₇ consisting of a sodium barium silicotitanate occurring in white wedge-shaped crystals

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary leuc- + sphen- + -ite; probably originally formed as German leukosphenit

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