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wurtz•i•lite
(wûrt′sə līt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mineralogya massive black bituminous substance, similar to asphalt but having a high degree of elasticity.
- 1890–95, American; named after Henry Wurtz (died 1910), American mineralogist; see -i-, -lite