sepiolite

[ see-pee-uh-lahyt ]

nounMineralogy.

Origin of sepiolite

1
1850–55; <German Sepiolit<Greek sḗpio(n) cuttlebone, pounce (derivative of sēpíasepia) + German -lit-lite

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British Dictionary definitions for sepiolite

sepiolite

/ (ˈsiːpɪəˌlaɪt) /


noun
  1. another name for meerschaum (def. 1)

Origin of sepiolite

1
C19: from German Sepiolith, from Greek sēpion bone of a cuttlefish; see sepia, -lite

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