austinite
See also: Austinite
English
Etymology
Austin + -ite, after Austin Flint Rogers, mineralogist
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑstɪnaɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/
- Homophones: Austenite, austenite, Austinite
Noun
austinite (countable and uncountable, plural austinites)
- (rare, mineralogy) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
- Misspelling of austenite.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Austinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “austinite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Anagrams
- inusitate, uintaites