English Explanatory Dictionary

tacharanite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Word forms

tacharanite tacharanites

Etymology

Named from the Gaelic tàcharan, a changeling + -ite, because when this poorly studied mineral was discovered, it was first supposed that on standing in air it breaks down to form other compounds (tobermorite and gyrolite).

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