Goethite

//ˈɡœtaɪt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore. countable, uncountable

    "Recent work has shown that the teeth of limpets approximate to an almost ideal model natural composite material where high aspect ratio mineral nanofibres of goethite reinforce a protein matrix."

  2. 2
    a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust wordnet

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allcharitegothite

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"Recent work has shown that the teeth of limpets approximate to an almost ideal model natural composite material where high aspect ratio mineral nanofibres of goethite reinforce a protein matrix."

Etymology

From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite.

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