antarctictite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H₂O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Word forms

antarctictite

Etymology

From Antarctica + -ite, after where it was first found.

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