Gahnite

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rare mineral ZnAl₂O₄ in the spinel group. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Named after Swedish chemist Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745-1818) in 1807.

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