whewellite
English
editEtymology
editNamed after English naturalist William Whewell (1794–1866), + -ite.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwhewellite (usually uncountable, plural whewellites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral, hydrated calcium oxalate.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Whewellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “whewellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.