delˈvȯkˌsīt, -vōkˌ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: German delvauxit, modification (influenced by German -it -ite) of French delvauxine, from J.S.P.J. Delvaux de Feuffe b ab 1782 Belgian chemist who first described it + French -ine
: a mineral approximately Fe 4 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 n H 2 O consisting of an ill-defined hydrous phosphate of iron