hydrophilite

noun

hy·​droph·​i·​lite

hīˈdräfəˌlīt

plural -s

: a mineral CaCl₂ of very rare occurrence consisting of native calcium chloride

Word History

Etymology

German hydrophilit, from hydr- + Greek philos loving + German -it -ite; from the fact that it is very hygroscopic

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