picropharmacolite

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπικρός“bitter”
2. English todaypicropharmacolite

For its composition: from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) in allusion to its magnesium content and φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, medicine, poison”) for its arsenic content, with the mineral suffix from λίθος (líthos, “stone”). It is similar but not closely related to pharmacolite.

Words from the same roots