sylvite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sil′vīt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
syl•vite  (sil′vīt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya common mineral, potassium chloride, KCl, colorless to milky-white or red, occurring in crystals, usually cubes, and masses with cubic cleavage, bitter in taste: the most important source of potassium.
Also, syl•vin, syl•vine  (sil′vin).USA pronunciation 
  • French
  • Latin (sal digestīvus) Sylvi(ī) digestive salt of Sylvius (see Sylvian fissure) + -ite1; replacing sylvine
  • 1965–70

'sylvite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
potassium

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