cimolite

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noun

A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

OriginLatin Cimōlia ← Ancient Greek Κιμωλία γῆ →
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Meanings

nouncimolite (countable and uncountable, plural cimolites)

plural cimolites · alternative Cimolite · alternative cymolite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚιμωλία γῆ“earth of Kimolos”
  2. LatinCimōlia
  3. Englishcimolite

First attested in 1801; formed as Latin Cimōlia (from the Ancient Greek Κιμωλία γῆ (Kimōlía gê, “earth of Kimolos”) — Cimōlus being the former name of Argentiera) + English -ite.

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APA

cimolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimolite

MLA

“cimolite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimolite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cimolite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimolite.

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