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Struvite — Struv ite, n. [After the Russian minister Von Struve.] (Min.) A crystalline mineral found in guano. It is a hydrous phosphate of magnesia and ammonia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Struvite — Chembox new ImageFile=Struvite crystals dog with scale 1.jpg ImageSize=200px ImageName=Struvite crystals IUPACName=ammonium; magnesium; phosphate; hexahydrate OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo= PubChem=6335612… … Wikipedia
struvite — The hexahydrate of magnesium ammonium phosphate; found in some renal calculi. Cf.:bobierrite, newberyite. [H.C.G. von Struve, Russian diplomat + ite] * * * stru·vite strü .vīt n a hydrated magnesium containing mineral Mg(NH4)(PO4)·6H2O which is… … Medical dictionary
struvite calculus — a urinary calculus composed of struvite, seen when the renal pelvis is infected with urea splitting bacteria such as Proteus. Called also infection stone … Medical dictionary
struvite — (stru vi t ) s. f. Substance minérale riche en phosphate ammoniaco magnésien, recherchée par les agronomes pour amender les terres … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
struvite — stru·vite … English syllables
struvite — ˈstrüˌvīt noun ( s) Etymology: Swedish struveit, from H. C. G. von Struve died 1851 Russ. diplomat + Swedish it ite : a mineral Mg(NH4)(PO4).6H2O consisting of a hydrous ammonium magnesium phosphate and occurring in white orthorhombic hemimorphic … Useful english dictionary
ammonium magnesium phosphate — struvite … Medical dictionary
triple phosphate calculus — struvite c … Medical dictionary
magnesium ammonium phosphate — struvite … Medical dictionary
