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langbeinite

American

[lang-bahy-nahyt, lahng-] / ˈlæŋ baɪˌnaɪt, ˈlɑŋ- /

noun

a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO4 ) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.

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

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Friedel here gets very tedious sometimes—in fact, langweilig.

From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie

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