nierite

English

Etymology

Nier +‎ -ite
Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.

Noun

nierite (uncountable)

(mineral,chemistry) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.

References

“Nierite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
"Silicon Nitride" at Wikipedia.

Synonyms

silicon nitride

Anagrams

erinite, niterie

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