Dictionary - Definition of HYDROMAGNESITE

Definition: HYDROMAGNESITE


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A hydrous carbonate of magnesia occurring in white, early, amorphous masses.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Hydromagnesite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Hydromagnesite \Hy`dro*mag"ne*site\, noun. [Hydro-, magnesite.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: HYDROMAGNESITE

Domain	Definition
Mining	A monoclinic mineral, Mg5 (CO3 )4 (OH)2 .4H2 O; pseudo-orthorhombic; in low-temperature veins in serpentinite. (references)
Wikipedic	Hydromagnesite is a mineral which generally occurs associated with the weathering products of magnesium containing rocks such as Serpentine or Brucite. It also sometimes appears in caves, deposited from water that has seeped through magnesium rich rocks. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Extended Definition: HYDROMAGNESITE

Hydromagnesite

Hydromagnesite balloon in Jewel Cave.

Hydromagnesite is a hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral which generally occurs associated with the weathering products of magnesium containing minerals such as serpentine or brucite. It also sometimes appears in caves, deposited from water that has seeped through magnesium rich rocks.

It is mostly used as a fire retardant.

It has the formula: Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂.4H₂O.

References

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Hydromagnesite". Image Credit.
bookmark email print tweet facebook

Topics by Level of Interest: HYDROMAGNESITE
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Hydromagnesite	3	Hydromagnesite	3
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: HYDROMAGNESITE

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français	hydromagnésite (hydromagnesite). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, hydromagnesite. (volunteer & more translations)
French	hydromagnésite (hydromagnesite). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, hydromagnesite. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “hydromagnesite” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	ydromagnesitehay (hydromagnesite). Additional references: Pig Latin, hydromagnesite. (volunteer)
Terran B	hyomagnesite (hydromagnesite). Additional references: Terran B, hydromagnesite. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor.		Top