# misawite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. δ-FeOOH, a compound said to be found on the iron pillar of Delhi

## Etymology
Named after Japanese scientist T. Misawa, an author of The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the effect of Cu and P on the rust formation of low alloy steels (1971) and The mechanism of atmospheric rusting and the protective rust on low alloy steel (1974), with the suffix -ite.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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