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pickeringite
[ pik-er-ing-ahyt, pik-ring- ]
noun
- a mineral, magnesia alum, occurring usually in the form of white fibrous masses.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pickeringite1
1835–45; named after John Pickering (1777–1846), American linguist; -ite 1
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