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- Japanese · derived from芋子“brownish-yellow soil derived from volcanic ash”
- English todayimogolite
From Japanese 芋子 (imogo, “brownish-yellow soil derived from volcanic ash”) + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
imogolite
Today it means: An aluminium silicate clay mineral found in soils formed from volcanic ash. Full definition →
Japanese 芋子