wüstite

noun

wüst·​ite

variants or less commonly wustite

ˈwu̇ˌstīt,

ˈvᵫˌ-

plural -s

: an artificial mineral FeO consisting of ferrous oxide

Word History

Etymology

German wüstit, from Ewald Wüst fl1907 German geologist + German -it -ite

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