HERAPATHITE


Meaning of HERAPATHITE in English

ˈherəˌpaˌthīt, -pȧˌ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: William B. Herapath died 1868 English chemist + English -ite

: a salt of quinine that is obtained by treating the sulfate with iodine in the form of rhomboidal plates capable of polarizing light and that is used as a polarizing agent usually in the form of small crystals oriented in the same direction in a transparent film

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