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From Searles + -ite, after John W. Searles, Californian pioneer.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
searlesite
Today it means: A sodium borosilicate mineral, an important ore of borax. Full definition →
Today it means: A sodium borosilicate mineral, an important ore of borax. Full definition →
From Searles + -ite, after John W. Searles, Californian pioneer.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.