Meanings
plural hisingerites
- countableuncountablechemistryAn iron silicate with a dark-brown or black color, formula Fe³⁺₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O.
Origin
From Swedish Hisinger + -ite after Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish chemist.
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