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Where does “cacoxenite” come from?

cacoxenite (English) comes from Ancient Greek κακός — As a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...

cacoxenite (English): A soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish...

Definitions

  1. A soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish...

Ancestry of “cacoxenite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκακόςAs a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...
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