picromerite

noun

pic·​rom·​er·​ite

piˈkräməˌrīt

plural -s

: a mineral K₂Mg(SO₄)₂.6H₂O consisting of a hydrous magnesium potassium sulfate and occurring as a white crystalline incrustation

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary picr- + mer- + -ite; originally formed in It

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