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Meaning of CHALCANTHITE

Pronunciation:  kal'kanthIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
 
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 Synonyms: blue copperas, blue stone, blue vitriol
 
 See Also: copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, cupric sulphate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chal*can"thite\, n. [L. chalcanthum a solution of
blue vitriol, Gr. ?.] (Min.)
Native blue vitriol. See {Blue vitriol}, under {Blue}.
 
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