åkermanite
/ˈɔːkəmənʌɪt/ /ˈakəmənʌɪt/(also akermanite) Mineralogy
noun
A mineral of the melilite group, occurring typically as blocky prisms in siliceous limestone and dolomite rocks and in blast-furnace slags.
- Åkermanite is an aluminosilicate of calcium and magnesium, Ca2MgSi2O7. Crystal system: tetragonal..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Science. From the name of Richard Åkerman, Swedish metallurgist + -ite, after German Åkermanit.
- pigmentless
- pigmentocracy
- pigment printing
- pig metal
- laboratorian
- laboratory
- laboratory assistant
- laboratory bench
- laboratory chest
- laboratory conditions
- laboratory frame
- laboratory school
- laboratory system
- laboratory technician
- laboratory test
- labor bank
- labor bill
- labor book
- labor brigade
- labor bureau
- labor candidate
- labor class
- labor coach
- labor colony
- labor content