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Word entry · 8 letters

dolomite

Best crossword clue

"Magnesium limestone"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/Part of speech nounSorted deilmootStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A mineral made of calcium magnesium carbonate, also a type of rock.

Word origin

From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.

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