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brucite

brucite noun: a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be fibrous (see nemalite), of a white or greenish color and vitreous to pearly luster.

brucite: a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be...
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Noun

brucite (plural brucites)

  1. A mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be fibrous (see nemalite), of a white or greenish color and vitreous to pearly luster.

Forms of brucite

pluralbrucites

Origin of brucite

From Bruce + -ite, after its discoverer, American mineralogist Archibald Bruce (1777–1818).

Questions about brucite

What does brucite mean?
Brucite means a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be fibrous (see nemalite), of a white or greenish color and vitreous to pearly luster.
What part of speech is brucite?
Brucite is a noun.
What is the plural of brucite?
The plural of brucite is brucites.

Words near brucite in the dictionary

  1. Brucie
  2. brucin
  3. brucine
  4. brucines
  5. brucipain
  6. brucite
  7. brucites
  8. bruck
  9. Bruck an der Mur
  10. bruck back
  11. bruck backs

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