gahnite — gahn ite (g[aum]n [imac]t), n. [Named after Gahn, a Swedish chemist.] (Min.) Zinc spinel; automolite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gahnite — [gän′īt΄] n. [Ger gahnit, after J. G. Gahn (1745 1818), Swed chemist] a dark green to black, very hard, brittle, crystalline mineral, ZnAl2O4, found in schists, pegmatites, etc.; zinc spinel … English World dictionary
gahnite — noun Etymology: German Gahnit, from J. G. Gahn died 1818 Swedish chemist Date: circa 1808 a usually dark green mineral consisting of an oxide of zinc and aluminum … New Collegiate Dictionary
gahnite — /gah nuyt/, n. a dark green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl2O4. [1800 10; named after J. G. Gahn (1745 1818), Swedish chemist; see ITE1] * * * the mineral zinc aluminum oxide, a member of the spinel (q.v.) series … Universalium
gahnite — noun A rare mineral ZnAlO in the spinel group … Wiktionary
gahnite — gahn·ite … English syllables
gahnite — gahn•ite [[t]ˈgɑ naɪt[/t]] n. mir a dark green to black mineral of the spinel group • Etymology: 1800–10; after J. G. Gahn (1745–1818), Swedish chemist … From formal English to slang
gahnite — /ˈganaɪt/ (say gahnuyt) noun a dark green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl2O4; zinc spinel. {named after JG Gahn, 1745–1818, Swedish chemist. See ite1} …
gahnite — ˈgäˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: German gahnit, from Johan G. Gahn died 1818 Swedish chemist + German it ite : a usually dark green mineral ZnAl2O4 consisting of an oxide of zinc and aluminum and constituting a member of the spinel series … Useful english dictionary
Gahnit — Oktaedrisch ausgebildeter Gahnitkristallzwilling aus Amity (Stadt Warwick), Orange County, New York Chemische Formel ZnAl2O4 Mineralklasse Oxide und Hydrox … Deutsch Wikipedia
