pirssonite
noun
pirs·son·ite
ˈpirsᵊnˌīt,
ˈpər-
plural -s
: a mineral Na2Ca(CO3)2.2H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium sodium carbonate and occurring in white or colorless orthorhombic crystals (hardness 3, specific gravity 2.35)
Word History
Etymology
Louis V. Pirsson †1919 American mineralogist + -ite
- uncommunicativenesses
- uncompacted
- Uncompahgre
- Uncompahgre Peak
- Uncompahgre Plateau
- uncompahgres
- uncompanied
- uncompanionable
- uncompanioned
- uncompassionate
- uncompelled
- uncompelling
- uncompellingly
- uncompensated
- uncompetitive
- uncompetitiveness
- uncompetitivenesses
- uncomplacent
- uncomplaining
- uncomplainingly
- uncomplete
- uncompleted
- uncomplex
- uncompliant
- uncomplicated