See Also: wustite(dictionary)

Mahometan (iou) and wustite (iou)


Mahometan (iou)



Mahometan noun & adjective. Now arch. rare. E16.
[medieval Latin Ma(c)hometanus, from Ma(c)hometus: see MAHOMET, -AN.]
A. noun. = MUSLIM noun. E16.
b. adjective. = MUSLIM adjective. E17.
Mahometanism noun the Muslim Religion, Islam E17.

wustite (iou)



wustite noun. Also wustite. E20.
[from Ewald Wust (1875-1934), German metallurgist.]
Chemistry. A metastable cubic mineral consisting of a solid solution of magnetite in ferrous oxide, formed in iron/iron oxide systems at high temperatures.