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Webster 1913 Edition

Cimolite

Cim′o-lite

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] (sc. [GREEK]) Cimolian earth, fr. [GREEK], L.
Cimolus
, an island of the Cyclades.]
(Min.)
A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cimolite

CIMOLITE

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Noun.
A species of clay, used by the ancients, as a remedy for erysipelas and other inflammations. It is white, or a loose, soft texture, molders into a fine powder, and effervesces with acids. It is useful in taking spots from cloth. Another species, of a purple color, is the steatite or soap-rock. From another species, found in the isle of Wight, tobacco pipes are made.

Definition 2024

cimolite

cimolite

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Noun

cimolite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural cimolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

Etymology

First attested in 1801; formed as Latin Cimōlia (from the Ancient Greek Κιμωλία γῆ ‎(Kimōlía gê, “earth of Cimolus”) — Cimōlus being the former name of Argentiera) + English -ite.

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