monazite
Meanings
Plural: monazites
Noun
- a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
- any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium
Origin / Etymology
From German Monazit, from Ancient Greek μονάζω (monázō, “be solitary”).
Scrabble Score: 19
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Words With Friends Score: 21
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