kieserite

(kē′zər īt′)

noun

a white, monoclinic mineral, MgSO·HO, used as a source of sulfuric acid and magnesium; hydrous magnesium sulfate

Origin: Ger kieserit, after D. G. Kieser (1779-1862), Ger scientist

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noun

A whitish to yellowish hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral, MgSO₄·H₂O, found in salt residues.

Origin:

Origin: After Dietrich Georg Kieser (1779-1862), German physician

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