SCOLECITE


Meaning of SCOLECITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskä-lə-ˌsīt, ˈskō- ]

noun

Etymology: German Skolezit, from Greek skōlēk-, skōlēx worm; from the motion of some forms when heated

Date: circa 1823

: a usually fibrous zeolite mineral that is a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate

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