BASTNASITE

bastnasite, bastnaesite

(noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bastnasite (plural bastnasites)

Alternative form of bastnaesite.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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