sepiolite

English

Sepiolite

Etymology

From Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”) +‎ -lite, from its resemblance to cuttlebone.

Noun

sepiolite (countable and uncountable, plural sepiolites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.

   Synonym: meerschaum

Translations

a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum

• Finnish: merenvaha (fi), sepioliitti
• French: sépiolite (fr) f
• German: Sepiolith m
• Italian: sepiolite f
• Russian: сепиоли́т (ru) m (sepiolít)
• Spanish: sepiolita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sepiolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “sepiolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

Noun

sepiolite f (plural sepioliti)

1. (mineralogy) sepiolite, meerschaum