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pickeringite

[ pik-er-ing-ahyt, pik-ring- ]

noun

  1. a mineral, magnesia alum, occurring usually in the form of white fibrous masses.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pickeringite1

1835–45; named after John Pickering (1777–1846), American linguist; -ite 1

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