A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster; so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe
{i} spore or seed dispersed from a plant (Botany); hydrate of alumina having a shining pearly luster
diaspore
Hyphenation
di·a·spore
Pronunciation
Etymology
() From Ancient Greek διασπείρειυ (“to scatter”), describing its decrepitaton on heating.