imogolite

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noun

An aluminium silicate clay mineral found in soils formed from volcanic ash.

OriginJapanese 芋子 →
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Meanings

nounimogolite (countable and uncountable, plural imogolites)

plural imogolites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn aluminium silicate clay mineral found in soils formed from volcanic ash.

Origin

  1. Japanese芋子“brownish-yellow soil derived from volcanic ash”
  2. Englishimogolite

From Japanese 芋子 (imogo, “brownish-yellow soil derived from volcanic ash”) + -lite.

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

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

Chicago

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

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