Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mineralogical name for the hydrous magnesium silicate meerschaum. See
meerschaum .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Meerschaum. See
meerschaum .
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- noun mineralogy A
hydrated magnesium silicate ,claylike mineral used forcarving intodecorative articles andsmoking pipes
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- noun a white clayey mineral
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek sēpion, cuttlebone (from sēpiā, cuttlefish; see sepia) + –lite.]
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From its resemblance to cuttlefish bone
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Examples
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Fuller’s earth: Major producers of fuller’s earth are the United States (attapulgite, smectite), Spain (attapulgite, sepiolite), and Senegal (attapulgite).
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meerschaum
November 25, 2010