curite
Plural: curites
Noun
- An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.
Origin / Etymology
From Curie (“a surname”) + -ite, after Pierre Curie and/or his wife Marie, early researchers of radioactivity — the ore being radioactive due to its uranium.
Scrabble Score: 8
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Words With Friends Score: 10
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