gismondite
noun
gis·mon·dite
jizˈmänˌdīt,
ˈjizmən-
variants or gismondine
-ˌdēn
plural -s
: a mineral CaAl2Si2O8.4H2O consisting of a light-colored hydrous calcium aluminum silicate occurring in pyramidal crystals
Word History
Etymology
gismondite from gismondine + -ite; gismondine from German gismondin, from C. G. Gismondi †1824 Italian mineralogist + German -in -ine
- tropical hen flea
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- tropical lake
- tropical maritime air
- tropical month
- tropical oil
- tropical rain forest
- tropical seal
- tropical sprue
- tropical storm
- tropical year
- Tropicalian
- tropicalisation
- tropicalisations
- tropicalise
- tropicalised
- tropicalises
- tropicalising
- tropicality
- tropicalization
- tropicalizations
- tropicalize
- tropicalized
- tropicalizes
- tropicalizing