English Explanatory Dictionary

picropharmacolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Word forms

picropharmacolite

Etymology

For its composition: from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) in allusion to its magnesium content and φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, medicine, poison”) for its arsenic content, with the mineral suffix from λίθος (líthos, “stone”). It is similar but not closely related to pharmacolite.

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