childrenite
noun
chil·dren·ite
ˈchildrəˌnīt
plural -s
: a mineral (Fe,Mn)Al(PO4)(OH)22H2O consisting of a hydrous basic iron aluminum phosphate in translucent pale yellowish to dark brown orthorhombic crystals (hardness 4.5–5, specific gravity 3.18–3.24)
Word History
Etymology
John George Children †1852 English scientist + English -ite
- by night
- by no means
- by no stretch of the imagination
- by numbers
- by one's lonesome
- by one's own account
- by one's own admission
- by one's own bootstraps
- by one's own hand
- by oneself
- by ourselves
- by popular demand
- by prescription
- by reason of
- by request
- by return
- by return mail
- by return of post
- by right
- by rights
- by sea
- by sight
- by some distance
- by some miracle
- by someone's reckoning