brucite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brucite
1865–70; named after A. Bruce (1777–1818), American mineralogist; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The flourlike white powder, a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide called brucite, is combined with seawater in van-size plastic tanks, creating a mixture resembling a vanilla milkshake.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
Now, she wants to predict how the added brucite will alter the harbor’s water chemistry.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
The only exceptions were the oxides portlandite and brucite, which were not detected in the meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
For her tender and clever wall sculptures, she employs traditional stone-carving techniques to sculpt odd and bulbous shapes out of marble, travertine, brucite and limestone.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
It dissolves in acid readily with but little effervescence, which little, however, distinguishes it from brucite, which it sometimes resembles and which has a much lower-specific gravity when pure.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
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