sylvite
1sylvite — ● sylvite nom féminin (latin sal Sylvii, sel de Sylvius) Chlorure naturel de potassium, cubique, de formule KCl, utilisé comme minerai de potasse …
2sylvite — [sil′vīt΄] n. [earlier sylvine < Fr < ModL sal digestivus sylvii, lit., digestive salt of Sylvius (after Franz de la Boë Sylvius, 1614 72, physician at Leyden)] a white or colorless mineral, KCl, that is the chief ore of the potassium used… …
3Sylvite — Infobox mineral name = Sylvite category = Halide Mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = Sylvite formula = KCl molweight = 74.55 gm color = Colorless, Grey, White... habit = Massive to crystaline system = Isometric Hexoctahedral… …
4Sylvite — Sylvine (minéral) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sylvine. Sylvite Catégorie IV : halogénures …
5Sylvite — Sylvine Syl vine, Sylvite Syl vite, n. [So called from NL. sal digestivus sylvii potassium chloride.] (Min.) Native potassium chloride. [1913 Webster] …
6sylvite — also sylvine noun Etymology: alteration of sylvine, from French, from New Latin sal digestivus Sylvii digestive salt of Sylvius, from Sylvius latinized name of Jacques Dubois died 1555 French physician Date: 1868 a mineral that is a natural… …
7sylvite — /sil vuyt/, n. a common mineral, potassium chloride, KCl, colorless to milky white or red, occurring in crystals, usually cubes, and masses with cubic cleavage, bitter in taste: the most important source of potassium. Also, sylvin, sylvine /sil… …
8sylvite — noun A saline evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles …
9sylvite — (entrée créée par le supplément) (sil vi t ) s. f. Terme de minéralogie. Chlorure de potassium, incolore ou rouge …
10sylvite — syl·vite …
