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dolomite
4 dictionary results for: dolomitic
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
do·lo·mite       [doh-luh-mahyt, dol-uh-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2, occurring in crystals and in masses.
2.a rock consisting essentially or largely of this mineral.

[Origin: 1785–95; < F, named after D. de Dolom(ieu) (1750–1801), French mineralogist; see -ite1]

dol·o·mit·ic       [dol-uh-mit-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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dol·o·mite       (dō'lə-mīt', dŏl'ə-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A white or light-colored mineral, essentially CaMg(CO3)2, used in fertilizer, as a furnace refractory, and as a construction and ceramic material.
  2. A magnesia-rich sedimentary rock resembling limestone.


[French, after Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801), French geologist.]

dol'o·mit'ic (-mĭt'ĭk) adj., dol'o·mit'i·za'tion (-mĭt'ĭ-zā'shən) n., dol'o·mit·ize' (-mĭ-tīz') v.
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dolomitic

adjective
relating to or consisting of dolomite 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dolomitic

Dol`o*mit"ic\, a. Pertaining to dolomite.

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