PHILLIPSITE


Meaning of PHILLIPSITE in English

/fil"ip suyt'/ , n.

a zeolite mineral, similar to stilbite but with potassium replacing some of the calcium.

[ 1815-25; named after J. W. Phillips (1775-1828), English mineralogist; see -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .