wurtzilite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wûrtsə līt′)


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wurtz•i•lite  (wûrtsə līt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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


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