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bischofite

bischofite noun: an evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.

Noun

bischofite (countable and uncountable, plural bischofites)

  1. An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.

Forms of bischofite

pluralbischofites

Origin of bischofite

From Bischof + -ite.

Questions about bischofite

What does bischofite mean?
Bischofite means an evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
What part of speech is bischofite?
Bischofite is a noun.
What is the plural of bischofite?
The plural of bischofite is bischofites.

Words near bischofite in the dictionary

  1. Bischof
  2. Bischofberger
  3. Bischofbergers
  4. Bischoff
  5. Bischoffs
  6. bischofite
  7. bischofites
  8. Bischofs
  9. Bischofshofen
  10. Bischofswerda
  11. biscie

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