xenotime
(noun) a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form
Source: WordNet® 3.1
xenotime (countable and uncountable, plural xenotimes)
(mineral) A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO4)
Source: Wiktionary
Xen"o*time, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos guest, stranger + xenotim.] (Min.)
Definition: A native phosphate of yttrium occurring in yellowish-brown tetragonal crystals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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