sepiolite
sepiolite · sepiolites
сепиолит
Sepiolith
A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles…A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.
Sepiolith
сепиоли́тsepiolít
More definitions
- a white clayey mineral
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum:
Origin
From Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”) + -lite, from its resemblance to cuttlebone.From Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”) + -lite, from its resemblance to cuttlebone.
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Forms
plural: sepiolites| Singular | sepiolite |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a white clayey mineral:meerschaum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable