carnotite

English

Carnotite

Etymology

Etymology tree

English Carnot

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.

Latin -ītēslbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English carnotite

From Carnot + -ite.

Noun

carnotite (countable and uncountable, plural carnotites)

1. (mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O.

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: carnotita f
• Finnish: karnotiitti
• German: Karnotit m
• Portuguese: carnotita (pt) f
• Spanish: carnotita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Carnotite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “carnotite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

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