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Webster 1913 Edition


Whewellite

Whew′ell-ite

,
Noun.
[So named after Prof.
Whewell
of Cambridge, England.]
(Min.)
Calcium oxalate, occurring in colorless or white monoclinic crystals.

Definition 2024


whewellite

whewellite

English

Noun

whewellite (usually uncountable, plural whewellites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, hydrated calcium oxalate.