dihydrite

dihydrite
\\dīˈhīˌdrīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: German dihydrit, from di- + hydr- + -it -ite

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dihydrite Min.
(daɪˈhaɪdraɪt)
[f. Gr. δι-, di-2 + ὕδωρ, ὑδρ- water + -ite.]
A variety of pseudomalachite or native phosphate of copper, containing two equivalents of water.
Dana Min. 568.

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  • dihydrite — di·hy·drite …   English syllables

  • pseudomalachite — |sü(ˌ)dō+ noun Etymology: German pseudomalachit, from pseud + malachit malachite : a hydrous basic copper phosphate Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4.H2O(?) resembling malachite called also dihydrite …   Useful english dictionary

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