名詞 monazite:

1. a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium

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n.（名詞）
A reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare-earth metals, (Ce, La, Y, Th)PO4, important as a source of cerium and thorium.
獨(dú)居石：一種含有稀土（鈰、鑭、釔、釷）的淺紅褐色磷礦，分子式為PO4，它是鈰和釷的重要來源

來源：
Greek monazein [to live alone] * see monastery
希臘語 monazein [獨(dú)居] *參見 monastery
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