bakerite

noun

ba·​ker·​ite

ˈbākəˌrīt

plural -s

: a variety of the mineral datolite occurring in white fine-grained masses resembling marble, containing boron in place of some of the silicon, and having the probable formula CaB₄(BO₄)(SiO₄)₃(OH)₃.H₂O (hardness 4.5)

Word History

Etymology

R.C.Baker, 20th century Englishman, its discoverer + English -ite

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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