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sepiolite
(encz) | sepiolite, n: |
Sepiolite
(gcide) | Sepiolite \Se"pi*o*lite`\, n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.)
Meerschaum. See Meerschaum.
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sepiolite
(gcide) | Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\ (m[=e]r"sh[add]m; 277), n. [G., lit.,
sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a
corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. Mere a lake,
and Scum.]
1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light
enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a
hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in
Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar
holders, etc. Also called sepiolite.
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2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe.
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sepiolite
(wn) | sepiolite
n 1: a white clayey mineral [syn: meerschaum, sepiolite] |
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Sepiolite
(gcide) | Sepiolite \Se"pi*o*lite`\, n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.)
Meerschaum. See Meerschaum.
[1913 Webster]Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\ (m[=e]r"sh[add]m; 277), n. [G., lit.,
sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a
corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. Mere a lake,
and Scum.]
1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light
enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a
hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in
Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar
holders, etc. Also called sepiolite.
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2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe.
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