vermiculite

English

Vermiculite

Etymology

From Latin vermiculus (“wormlet”), for its fibrous nature and tendency to expand into worm-like shapes when heated.

Noun

vermiculite (countable and uncountable, plural vermiculites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.

Translations

mineral

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蛭石 (zh) (zhìshí)

• Finnish: vermikuliitti
• French: vermiculite (fr) f
• German: Vermiculit m
• Greek: βερμικουλίτης (el) m (vermikoulítis)
• Italian: vermiculite f
• Japanese: 蛭石 (ひるいし, hiruishi)
• Spanish: vermiculita f

Further reading

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

French

Noun

vermiculite f (plural vermiculites)

1. (mineralogy) vermiculite

Further reading

• “vermiculite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From verme +‎ -lite.

Noun

vermiculite f (plural vermiculiti)

1. (mineralogy) vermiculite