meerschaum

meer·schaum

M0196900 (mîr′shəm, -shôm′)n.1. A fine, compact, usually white claylike mineral of hydrous magnesium silicate, H₄Mg₂Si₃O₁₀, found in the Mediterranean area and used in fashioning tobacco pipes and as a building stone. Also called sepiolite.2. A tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this mineral.

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[German : Meer, sea (from Middle High German mer, from Old High German mari; see mori- in Indo-European roots) + Schaum, foam (from Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots).]

meerschaum

(ˈmɪəʃəm) n1. (Minerals) Also called: sepiolite a white, yellowish, or pink compact earthy mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate: used to make tobacco pipes and as a building stone. Formula: Mg2Si3O6(OH)42. (Recreational Drugs) a tobacco pipe having a bowl made of this mineral[C18: German, literally: sea foam]

meer•schaum

(ˈmɪər ʃəm, -ʃɔm)

n. 1. a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H₄Mg₂Si₃O₁₀, occurring in white, claylike masses, used esp. for pipe bowls; sepiolite. 2. a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of meerschaum. [1775–85; < German Meerschaum, literally, sea foam]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meerschaum - a white clayey mineralsepiolitemeerschaum - a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaummineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
	2.	meerschaum - a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaumpipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobaccomeerschaum, sepiolite - a white clayey mineral

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