nevyanskite
/nɛˈvjanskʌɪt/ /nɪˈvjanskʌɪt/(also Nevjanskite, Nevyanskite) Mineralogy. Now rare
noun
A variety of iridosmine containing about 35 to 50 per cent osmium.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From German Newjanskit from Newjansk, German transliteration of Nevyansk, the name of a town in Russia (Russian Nev′jansk), near to which the mineral was found + -it.
- immunosuppressed
- immunosuppression
- immunosuppressive
- immunosuppressor
- immunosurgery
- immunosurgically
- immunosurveillance
- immunosympathectomized
- immunosympathectomy
- immunotherapy
- immunotoxin
- immunotransfusion
- immure
- immurement
- immutability
- immutable
- immutably
- I'm not being funny, but ——
- IMO
- i-mode
- I'm (or I'll be) damned if
- imp
- impact
- impact crater
- impacted