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Alum
verb · 78% connection
To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Alum shale
unknown · 78% connection
A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Aluminize
verb · 78% connection
To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Alunogen
noun · 78% connection
A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feath…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Amphibole
noun · 78% connection
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Asbestos
noun · 78% connection
A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Brucite
noun · 78% connection
A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Cassiterite
noun · 78% connection
Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; als…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Chalk
noun · 78% connection
A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Cirrhosis
noun · 78% connection
A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Crocidolite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and sod…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Cyanite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of aluminium.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Dogger
noun · 78% connection
A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Drupe
noun · 78% connection
A fruit consisting of pulpy, coriaceous, or fibrous exocarp, without valves, containing a nut or stone with a kernel. The exocarp is s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Enstatite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Epidote
noun · 78% connection
A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Foxy
adjective · 78% connection
Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
Goethite
noun · 78% connection
A hydrous oxide of iron, occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The color…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: iron, alum, occurring, silky, fibrous.
