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dolomite
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?do?l.??ma?t/, /?d?l.??ma?t/
Noun
dolomite (countable and uncountable, plural dolomites)
- (mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
- Synonym: magnesian limestone
Derived terms
- dolomite rock
- dolomitic
- dolostone
- Dolomites
Translations
See also
- Dolomites
References
Further reading
- dolomite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.l?.mit/
Noun
dolomite f (plural dolomites)
- dolomite
Further reading
- “dolomite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
dolomite f (plural dolomiti)
- (mineralogy) dolomite
Anagrams
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dolomitization
English
Etymology
dolomite +? -ization
Noun
dolomitization (countable and uncountable, plural dolomitizations)
- (geology) The conversion of a limestone rock into dolomite by replacement of calcium by magnesium.
Related terms
- dolomitize
dolomitization From the web:
- what does dolomitization mean
- what is hydrothermal dolomitization
- what is dolomite dolomitization
- what happens during dolomitization
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