lepidocrocite

[ lep-i-doh-kroh-sahyt ]

noun

1. a ruby-red to reddish-brown orthorhombic mineral, iron oxyhydroxide, FeO(OH), dimorphous with goethite: an ore of iron, used as a pigment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lepidocrocite¹

1815–25; < German Lepidokrokit < Greek lepido- lepido- + Greek krók ( ē ) thread, fiber + German -it -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Distinguished University professor in the College of Engineering, and his team, including researchers from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences, found that a one-dimensional, lepidocrocite structured titanium oxide photocatalyst material has the ability to break down two common dye pollutants -- rhodamine 6G and crystal violet -- under the visible light spectrum.

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