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goethite

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡœtaɪt/Part of speech nounSorted eeghiottStarts with GEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust

Word origin

From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite.

Used in a sentence

  • Recent work has shown that the teeth of limpets approximate to an almost ideal model natural composite material where high aspect ratio mineral nanofibres of goethite reinforce a protein matrix.

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