du|mor|ti|er|ite

du|mor|ti|er|ite
du|mor|ti|er|ite «doo MR tee uh ryt, dyoo-», noun.
Mineralogy. an aluminum silicate often occurring in gneiss: »

... dumortierite, a rare mineral used in spark plugs and other refractory products (Wall Street Journal).

[< Eugène Dumortier, a French paleontologist of the 1800's + -ite1]

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