pharmacolite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fär makə līt′, färmə kə-)


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phar•mac•o•lite  (fär makə līt′, färmə kə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogyhydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO·As2O5·5H2O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
  • 1795–1805; pharmaco- + -lite; modeled on German Pharmakolith


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