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xenotime

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xenotime /ˈzenətīm, ˈzɛnətaɪm /
noun a yellowish-brown mineral which occurs in some igneous rocks and consists of a phosphate of yttrium and other rare earth elements.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century : from xeno-, apparently erroneously for Greek kenos vain, empty, + timē honor (because it was wrongly supposed to contain a new metal).