picropharmacolite

noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

OriginAncient Greek πικρός →
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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπικρός“bitter”
  2. Englishpicropharmacolite

For its composition: from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) in allusion to its magnesium content and φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, medicine, poison”) for its arsenic content, with the mineral suffix from λίθος (líthos, “stone”). It is similar but not closely related to pharmacolite.

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