scolecite

[ skol-uh-sahyt, skoh-luh- ]

noun

1. a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅ 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.

scolecite

/ ˈskəʊl-; ˈskɒlɪˌsaɪt /

noun

1. a white zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate in groups of radiating monoclinic crystals. Formula: CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10 .3H 2 O

Word History and Origins

Origin of scolecite¹

1815–25; < Greek skōlēk- (stem of skṓlēx ) scolex + -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of scolecite¹

C19: scolec- from Greek skōlēx scolex + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

This “vermiform body” of M. Woronin has since come to be recognized under the name of “scolecite.”

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Tulasne observes that this “scolecite” or ringed body can be readily isolated in Ascobolus furfuraceus.

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But of the importance of the ringed body, or “scolecite,” there was no room for doubt, as being the certain and habitual rudiment of the fertile cup.

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So long as their smallness permits of their being seen in the field of the microscope, it can be determined that they adhere to a single filament of the mycelium by the base of the scolecite which remains naked.

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At first continuous, then septate, these cells by their union constitute a cellular tissue, which increases little by little until the scolecite is so closely enveloped that only its superior extremity can be seen.

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