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Struvite

Struv′ite

,
Noun.
[After the Russian minister Von
Struve
.]
(Min.)
A crystalline mineral found in guano. It is a hydrous phosphate of magnesia and ammonia.

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struvite

struvite

English

Noun

struvite (countable and uncountable, plural struvites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic ammonium magnesium phosphate mineral.

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