-xene

noun combining form

-x·​ene

kˌsēn

plural -s

1

: substance rarely associated with (such) a mineral

anthracoxene

2

: intrusive mineral of (such) a character

leucoxene

cacoxene

Word History

Etymology

French -xène, from Greek -xenos stranger, from xenos

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