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pharmacolite

[ fahr-mak-uh-lahyt, fahr-muh-kuh- ]

noun

  1. hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacolite1

1795–1805; pharmaco- + -lite; modeled on German Pharmakolith

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pharmacol.pharmacological