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wavellite definition

wa·vell·ite (wā′və līt′)

noun

a rare, semihard, orthorhombic mineral, hydrous aluminum phosphate, Al(PO)(OH)·5HO, characterized by a radiating, globular structure

Etymology: after W. Wavell (?-1829), Eng physician who discovered it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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