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picropharmacolite

picropharmacolite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Noun

picropharmacolite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Origin of picropharmacolite

For its composition: from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) in allusion to its magnesium content and φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, medicine, poison”) for its arsenic content, with the mineral suffix from λίθος (líthos, “stone”). It is similar but not closely related to pharmacolite.

Questions about picropharmacolite

What does picropharmacolite mean?
Picropharmacolite means a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
What part of speech is picropharmacolite?
Picropharmacolite is a noun.

Words near picropharmacolite in the dictionary

  1. picrolites
  2. picrolonate
  3. picrolonic acid
  4. picromel
  5. picromerite
  6. picropharmacolite
  7. picropodophyllin
  8. picroside
  9. picrosides
  10. picrosirius red
  11. picross

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