mascagnite
noun
mas·cagn·ite
maˈskanˌyēt
variants or less commonly mascagnine
-nˌyēn,
-nyə̇n
plural -s
: native ammonium sulphate (NH4)2SO4 found in volcanic districts
Word History
Etymology
mascagnite alteration (influenced by -ite) of mascagnine, from German maskagnin, from Paolo Mascagni †1815 Italian anatomist + German -in -ine