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kieserite

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kie⋅ser⋅ite

  [kee-zuh-rahyt]
–noun
a mineral, hydrous magnesium sulfate, MgSO4·H2O, having a white or yellowish color and found with salt deposits.
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Origin:
1860–65; < G Kieserit, named after D. G. Kieser, German physician; see -ite 1
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kie·ser·ite   (kē'zə-rīt')   
n.  A whitish to yellowish hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral, MgSO4·H2O, found in salt residues.

[After Dietrich Georg Kieser (1779-1862), German physician.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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