Cimolite Definition

noun

(mineralogy) A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

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Other Word Forms of Cimolite

Noun

Singular:
cimolite
Plural:
cimolites

Origin of Cimolite

  • First attested in 1801; formed as Latin Cimōlia (from the Ancient Greek Κιμωλία γῆ (Kimōlia gē, “earth of Cimolus”) — Cimōlus being the former name of Argentiera) + English -ite.

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