Etymology

lintonite

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Today it means: A rare zeolite mineral. Full definition →

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The story

From Linton + -ite, after Laura Linton, chemistry student who analysed the mineral in the late 19th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.