monazite
[mon-uh-zahyt]
noun
a reddish- or yellowish-brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and lanthanum, (Ce,La)PO4: the principal ore of thorium.
Origin of monazite
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monazite
noun
Word Origin for monazite
C19: from German, from Greek monazein to live alone, so called because of its rarity
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monazite
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