Xenotime

Definition: Xenotime

Xenotime

Noun

1. A brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form.

Etymology: Xenotime \Xen"o*time\, noun. [Greek expression honoring guests or strangers; xe`nos guest, stranger honor: compare to German xenotim.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Chemistry	Rare ore. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A tetragonal mineral, YPO4 ; commonly includes small quantities of thorium, uranium, and rare-earth elements; resembles zircon in form, structure, and occurrence; shows pale tints; an accessory in granites andpegmatites; also occurs in placers. (references)
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Crosswords: Xenotime

English words defined with "xenotime": atomic number 65, atomic number 69, atomic number 70 ♦ terbium, thulium, Tm ♦ Yb, ytterbium. (references)

Specialty definitions using "xenotime": synchisite. (references)

Words rhyming with "xenotime" (pronounced 'Xen"o*time'): Aforetime, Bedtime, Beforetime, Centime, Countertime, Daytime, Foretime, lifetime, mealtime, mistime, Nighttime, Overtime, Playtime, Ragtime, seedtime, springtime, Stime, time, Ultime, Untime, Waketime. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-i-m-n-o-t-x"
	-1 letter: onetime.
	-2 letters: emetin, toneme, toxine.
	-3 letters: emote, exine, monie, monte, moxie, oxime, toxin.
	-4 letters: emit, exit, exon, into, item, meet, meno, mete, mien, mine, mint, minx, mite, mixt, mote, neem, next, nite, nixe, nome, note, omen, omit, oxen, oxim, teem, teen, time, tine, tome, tone.
	-5 letters: eme, eon, ion, men, met, mix, mon, mot, nee.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-i-m-n-o-t-x"
	+1 letter: exemption, sixteenmo.
	+2 letters: exemptions, sixteenmos.
	+4 letters: exterminator.
	+5 letters: excommunicate, extemporising, extemporizing, extermination, exterminators, exterminatory, hexamethonium, proximateness, reexamination.
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