First Known Use: circa 1852
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autunite
noun au·tun·ite \ō-ˈtə-ˌnīt, ˈȯ-tə-\
Definition of AUTUNITE
: a radioactive usually lemon-yellow calcium phosphate mineral that occurs in tabular crystals and in scales and that is an ore of uranium
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Origin of AUTUNITE
Autun, town in France
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