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vermiculite

vermiculite noun: a hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.

vermiculite: a hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for...
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Noun

vermiculite (countable and uncountable, plural vermiculites)

  1. A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.

vermiculite meaning in Tamil

vermiculite in Tamil

வேமிக்குலைற்று

Forms of vermiculite

pluralvermiculites

Origin of vermiculite

From Latin vermiculus (“wormlet”), for its fibrous nature and tendency to expand into worm-like shapes when heated.

Questions about vermiculite

What does vermiculite mean?
Vermiculite means a hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.
What is vermiculite in Tamil?
Vermiculite in Tamil is வேமிக்குலைற்று. See Vermiculite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vermiculite?
Vermiculite is a noun.
What is the plural of vermiculite?
The plural of vermiculite is vermiculites.

Words near vermiculite in the dictionary

  1. vermiculating
  2. vermiculation
  3. vermiculations
  4. vermicule
  5. vermicules
  6. vermiculite
  7. vermiculites
  8. vermiculitic
  9. vermiculose
  10. vermiculous
  11. vermicultural

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vermiculite (page history and authors); vermiculite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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