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Webster 1913 Edition


Scorodite

Scor′o-dite

,
Noun.
[G.
scorodit
; – so called in allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. [GREEK] garlic.]
(Min.)
A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron.
[Written also
skorodite
.]