halloysite

[ huh-loi-sahyt, -zahyt, ha- ]

/ həˈlɔɪ saɪt, -zaɪt, hæ- /

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noun

a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.

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Origin of halloysite

1820–30; after Jean-Baptiste-Julien Omalius d'Halloy (1783–1875), Belgian geologist; with -site for -ite¹, after mineral names formed from surnames ending in s

Words nearby halloysite

halloumi, hallow, hallowed, Halloween, Hallowmas, halloysite, hall pass, Hall process, halls of ivy, hall stand, Hallstatt