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sepiolite

American

[see-pee-uh-lahyt] / ˈsi pi əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

meerschaum.

sepiolite British

/ ˈsiːpɪəˌlaɪt /

noun

another name for meerschaum

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Etymology

Origin of sepiolite

1850–55; < German Sepiolit < Greek sḗpio ( n ) cuttlebone, pounce (derivative of sēpía sepia ) + German -lit -lite

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