kamacite

[kam-uh-sahyt]

noun

1. a nickel-iron alloy found in meteorites.

kamacite

/ ˈkæməˌsaɪt /

noun

1. an alloy of iron and nickel, occurring in meteorites

Word History and Origins

Origin of kamacite¹

1885–90; < German (obsolete) Kamacit < Greek kamak- (stem of kámax ) pole + German -it -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of kamacite¹

C19: from (obsolete) German Kamacit, from Greek kamax shaft, pole + _-ite ¹

Example Sentences

The fragments contain a standard number of minerals, including olivine, pyroxene, troilite and kamacite.

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