English Explanatory Dictionary

cimolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

Word forms

cimolite cimolites cymolite

Etymology

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

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