Sylvite Definition
sĭlvīt
noun
A white or colorless mineral, KCl, that is the chief ore of the potassium used to make fertilizers.
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sylvite
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sylvitesOrigin of Sylvite
Alteration of sylvine from French from New Latin (sāl dīgestīvus) Sylviī (digestive salt) of Sylvius probably after Franz de la Boë, or Franciscus Sylvius (1614–1672), German-born Dutch physician
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin sal digestivus sylvii, potassium chloride, and -ite.
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