nitrocalcite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hydrated calcium nitrate mineral that forms as an efflorescence where manure contacts concrete or limestone in a dry environment, as in stables or caverns.

Word forms

nitrocalcite

Etymology

From nitro- + calcite.

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