hīˈdräfəˌlīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German hydrophilit, from hydr- + Greek philos loving + German -it -ite; from the fact that it is very hygroscopic
: a mineral CaCl 2 of very rare occurrence consisting of native calcium chloride
hīˈdräfəˌlīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German hydrophilit, from hydr- + Greek philos loving + German -it -ite; from the fact that it is very hygroscopic
: a mineral CaCl 2 of very rare occurrence consisting of native calcium chloride
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012