SCOLECITE


Meaning of SCOLECITE in English

/skol"euh suyt', skoh"leuh-/ , n.

a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10 · 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.

[ 1815-25; skolek- (s. of skólex ) SCOLEX + -ITE 1 ]

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