scolecite

American  

[skol-uh-sahyt, skoh-luh-] / ˈskɒl əˌsaɪt, ˈskoʊ lə- /

noun

1. a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅ 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.

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scolecite British  

/ ˈskəʊl-, ˈskɒlɪˌsaɪt /

noun

1. a white zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate in groups of radiating monoclinic crystals. Formula: CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10 .3H 2 O

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Etymology

Origin of scolecite

1815–25; < Greek skōlēk- (stem of skṓlēx ) scolex + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

At first continuous, then septate, these cells by their union constitute a cellular tissue, which increases little by little until the scolecite is so closely enveloped that only its superior extremity can be seen.

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This “vermiform body” of M. Woronin has since come to be recognized under the name of “scolecite.”

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Tulasne observes that this “scolecite” or ringed body can be readily isolated in Ascobolus furfuraceus.

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In Peziza melanoloma, A. and S., the same observer succeeded still better in his searches after the scolecite, which he remarks is in this species most certainly a lateral branch of the filaments of the mycelium.

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But of the importance of the ringed body, or “scolecite,” there was no room for doubt, as being the certain and habitual rudiment of the fertile cup.

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