English Explanatory Dictionary

bicchulite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Word forms

bicchulite

Etymology

From Bicchu + -lite. From Japanese 備中/備州 (“Bitchū/Bishū”); Named for the locality Bitchū, Okayama, Japan; where the Fuka mine is located, from which the mineral was discovered.

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