- struvite
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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 — crystals of calcium or magnesium ammonium phosphate found in canned and chilled or frozen smoked fish. Resembles pieces of broken glass but is harmless. Linked to the presence of magnesium chloride in unrefined salt used for making brine and to… … Dictionary of ichthyology
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 — 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
