English Explanatory Dictionary

herapathite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Iodoquinine sulfate, a chemical compound whose crystals are dichroic and thus can be used for polarizing light.

Word forms

herapathite herapathites

Etymology

From Herapath + -ite, after its discoverer, the physician William Bird Herapath.

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