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.
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Goethite
/ˈɡœtaɪt/
Synonyms for "goethite" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
brown mineral
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
gothiteiron oxide hydroxide
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
iron oxide mineraloxide mineral
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2 entriesgoethite crystalsgoethite powder
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5 entriesbrown goethitegoethite crystalsgoethite mineralgoethite pigmentgoethite powder
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