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Bitter spar
(gcide) | Bitter spar \Bit"ter spar"\
A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains
magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See
Dolomite.
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bitter spar
(gcide) | dolomite \dol"o*mite\ (d[o^]l"[-o]*m[imac]t), n. [After the
French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.)
A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in
varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in
extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline
granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the
common white marble. Also called bitter spar.
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bitter spar
(wn) | bitter spar
n 1: a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium
carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as
fertilizer [syn: dolomite, bitter spar] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Bitter spar
(gcide) | Bitter spar \Bit"ter spar"\
A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains
magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See
Dolomite.
[1913 Webster]dolomite \dol"o*mite\ (d[o^]l"[-o]*m[imac]t), n. [After the
French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.)
A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in
varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in
extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline
granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the
common white marble. Also called bitter spar.
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