alaite

noun

al·​a·​ite

ˈa-lə-ˌīt

plural -s

: a mineral V₂O₅·H₂O consisting of a hydrous vanadium pentoxide occurring in blood-red mossy aggregates

Word History

Etymology

French alaïte, from Alaï mountains, Kirgiz S.S.R., U.S.S.R., Asia + French -ite

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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