brucite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brucite
1865–70; named after A. Bruce (1777–1818), American mineralogist; -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The flourlike white powder, a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide called brucite, is combined with seawater in van-size plastic tanks, creating a mixture resembling a vanilla milkshake.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2023
Over nearly 2 months, Kelland’s company plans to send 280 tons of brucite into the harbor, a prelude to bigger releases in coming years.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2023
The only exceptions were the oxides portlandite and brucite, which were not detected in the meteorites.
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023
For her tender and clever wall sculptures, she employs traditional stone-carving techniques to sculpt odd and bulbous shapes out of marble, travertine, brucite and limestone.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
It may be readily distinguished from other colourless transparent minerals, with a perfect cleavage and pearly lustre—mica, talc, brucite, gypsum—by its greater hardness of 6�-7.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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