English
gorceixite
Gorceixite comes from French Gorceix.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGorceix
- Englishtodaygorceixite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGorceix
- Englishtodaygorceixite
The story
Named after Claude-Henri Gorceix + -ite
Every English word from French Gorceix
Today it means
noun A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Gorceix / gorceixite