dolomite
See also: Dolomite
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From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure,[1] named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791[2] by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.
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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
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dolomite f (plural dolomites)
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- “dolomite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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dolomite f (plural dolomiti)