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单词 pyrophyllite
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Definition of pyrophyllite in English:

pyrophyllite

(also pyrophillite, pyrophilite)
noun ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈfɪlʌɪt
  • An aluminosilicate mineral resembling talc, occurring as white or pale-coloured foliated masses which exfoliate when heated.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From pyro- + ancient Greek ϕύλλον leaf + -ite, after German Pyrophyllit, so called on account of its exfoliation when heated.

 
 

Definition of pyrophyllite in US English:

pyrophyllite

(also pyrophillite, pyrophilite)
nounˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈfɪlʌɪt
  • An aluminosilicate mineral resembling talc, occurring as white or pale-coloured foliated masses which exfoliate when heated.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From pyro- + ancient Greek ϕύλλον leaf + -ite, after German Pyrophyllit, so called on account of its exfoliation when heated.

 
 
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