Meanings
nounsearlesite (plural searlesites)
plural searlesites
- chemistryA sodium borosilicate mineral, an important ore of borax.
Origin
From Searles + -ite, after John W. Searles, Californian pioneer.
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searlesite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searlesite
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“searlesite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searlesite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “searlesite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searlesite.
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