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- noun mineralogy A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal white
mineral containingbarium ,beryllium ,fluorine ,oxygen , andphosphorus .
Etymologies
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From the chemical symbols of the elements that compose it: Ba ("barium"), Be ("beryllium"), F ("fluorine"), P ("phosphorous") + -ite
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hernesheir commented on the word babefphite
A rather ugly word, with an odd -fph- string. Contrived name for a mineral whose primary elements are BArium, BEryllium, Fluorine, and PHosphorous.
June 3, 2010