| 单词 | ulexite |
| 释义 | ulexite[ yoo-lek-sahyt ] / yuˈlɛk saɪt / nouna mineral, hydrous sodium and calcium borate, NaCaB5O9⋅8H2O, occurring in arid regions in the form of white acicular crystals: a major source of borax. Origin of ulexite1865–70; named after George L. Ulex, German chemist; see -ite1 Words nearby ulexiteUleåborg, ulema, -ulent, ulerythema, ulerythema sycosiforme, ulexite, ULF, Ulfilas, Ulhasnagar, uliginous, ullage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ulexite
Scientific definitions for ulexiteulexite [ yōō′lĭk-sīt′, yōō-lĕk′- ] A white triclinic mineral that forms rounded, reniform (kidney-shaped) masses of very fine needle-shaped crystals. Ulexite has the unusual optical property of projecting an image of an object placed against a transverse section of it to the opposite surface. It is usually associated with borax deposits and is found in arid environments. Chemical formula: NaCaB5O9·8H2O. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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