cacoxenite
noun
ca·cox·e·nite
kəˈkäksəˌnīt,
ka-
variants or less commonly cacoxene
kəˈkäkˌsēn,
ka-
plural -s
: a mineral Fe4(PO4)3(OH)3.12H2O consisting of a hydrous iron phosphate occurring in yellow or brownish radiated tufts
Word History
Etymology
German kakoxen cacoxenite (from kak- cac- + -xen -xene) + English -ite
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above