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bitter spar

bitter spar noun: dolomite.

Noun

bitter spar (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) dolomite

Origin of bitter spar

So called because it contains magnesia, which has bitter soluble salts.

Questions about bitter spar

What does bitter spar mean?
Bitter spar means dolomite.
What part of speech is bitter spar?
Bitter spar is a noun.

Words near bitter spar in the dictionary

  1. Bitter plate
  2. Bitter plates
  3. bitter root
  4. bitter roots
  5. bitter rot
  6. bitter spar
  7. bitter tomato
  8. bitter vetch
  9. bitter vetches
  10. bitter willow
  11. bitter-cress

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