nierite
English
Etymology
Nier + -ite
Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.
Noun
nierite (uncountable)
- (mineral,chemistry) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.
References
- “Nierite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- "Silicon Nitride" at Wikipedia.
Synonyms
- silicon nitride
Anagrams
- erinite, niterie