langbeinite

[ lang-bahy-nahyt, lahng- ]

noun

1. a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO 4 ) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.

Word History and Origins

Origin of langbeinite¹

< German Langbeinit (1891), after A. Langbein, 19th-century German chemist; -ite ¹