HYDROPHILITE


Meaning of HYDROPHILITE in English

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

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