English
lavoisierite
Lavoisierite comes from French Lavoisier.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentLavoisier
- Englishtodaylavoisierite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentLavoisier
- Englishtodaylavoisierite
Formed from Lavoisier + -ite
The story
From French Lavoisier + -ite, named after French chemist Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier.
Every English word from French Lavoisier
Today it means
noun A mineral with the chemical formula Mn²⁺₈[Al₁₀(Mn³⁺Mg)][Si₁₁P]O₄₄(OH)₁₂.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Lavoisier / lavoisierite