dawsonite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dôsə nīt′)


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daw•son•ite  (dôsə nīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogyan orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, NaAlCO3(OH)2, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum.
  • see -ite1 named after J.west, western. Dawson


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