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- [gah-nahyt]
- /ˈgɑ naɪt/
- /ɡˈɑːnaɪt/
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- [gah-nahyt]
- /ˈgɑ naɪt/
Definitions of gahnite word
- noun gahnite a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 . 1
- noun gahnite (mineral) A rare mineral ZnAl2O4 in the spinel group. 1
- noun gahnite a dark green mineral of the spinel group consisting of zinc aluminium oxide. Formula: ZnAl2O4 0
- noun gahnite a dark green to black, very hard, brittle, crystalline mineral, ZnAl2O4, found in schists, pegmatites, etc.; zinc spinel 0
- noun gahnite (mineralogy) A rare mineral ZnAl2O4 in the spinel group. 0
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Origin of gahnite
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; named after J. G. Gahn (1745-1818), Swedish chemist; see -ite1
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Parts of speech for Gahnite
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gahnite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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