pharmacolite

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noun

A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

OriginAncient Greek φάρμακον →
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Meanings

nounpharmacolite (usually uncountable, plural pharmacolites)

plural pharmacolites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA monoclinic-domatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάρμακον“drug, medicine, poison”
  2. Englishpharmacolite

From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, medicine, poison”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for being an arsenic-bearing mineral.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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