epsomite

English - Turkish

Definition of epsomite in English Turkish dictionary

epsomit

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Definition of epsomite in English English dictionary

A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO4·7H2O

a saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles

Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt

Hyphenation

ep·som·ite

Turkish pronunciation

epsımayt

Synonyms

epsom salts

Pronunciation

/ˈepsəˌmīt/ /ˈɛpsəˌmaɪt/

Etymology

() Named after the place Epsom in England in 1824.Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951