sepiolite

English

Sepiolite

Etymology

From Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”) +‎ -lite, from its resemblance to cuttlefish bone

Noun

sepiolite (countable and uncountable, plural sepiolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium silicate, claylike mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “Sepiolite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • sepiolite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

Italian

Etymology

seppia +‎ -lite

Noun

sepiolite f (plural sepioliti)

  1. (mineralogy) sepiolite, meerschaum
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