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autunite definition

au·tun·ite (ô′tən īt′)

noun

a hydrous, radioactive, tetragonal mineral, Ca(UO)(PO)·10-12HO: it is an ore of uranium

Etymology: after Autun, town in France + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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