DOLOMITE


Meaning of DOLOMITE in English

[ 'dɒləmʌɪt ]

■ noun a mineral or sedimentary rock consisting chiefly of a carbonate of calcium and magnesium.

Derivatives

dolomitic adjective

Origin

C18: from Fr., from the name of the French geologist Dolomieu + -ite 1 .

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