Etymology

delvauxite

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Today it means: A yellow or brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass or stalactites. Full definition →

French delvauxite
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  1. French · borrowed fromdelvauxite
  2. English todaydelvauxite

Borrowed from French delvauxite, from J S P J Delvaux de Feuffe (1782-1863), Belgian chemist, + -ite.

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