Etymology

pharmacolite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φάρμακον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφάρμακον“drug, medicine, poison”
  2. English todaypharmacolite

From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, medicine, poison”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for being an arsenic-bearing mineral.

Words from the same roots

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