picrosmine
Mineralogy
noun
= picrolite.
Origin
Early 19th century. From picro- + ancient Greek ὀσμή odour, after German Pikrosmin, so called on account of its property of emitting a bitter odour when moistened.
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- Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas
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