nierite

English

Etymology

Nier +‎ -ite
Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.

Noun

nierite (uncountable)

1. (mineral,chemistry) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Nierite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• "Silicon Nitride" at Wikipedia.

Synonyms

• silicon nitride

Anagrams

• erinite, niterie