dolomite

From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure,^[1] named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791^[2] by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʊ.ləˌmaɪt/, /ˈdɑl.əˌmaɪt/

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dolomite (countable and uncountable, plural dolomites)

1. (mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.

   Synonym: magnesian limestone

• Dolomites

• dolomite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.lɔ.mit/

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dolomite f (plural dolomites)

1. dolomite

• “dolomite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /do.loˈmi.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: do‧lo‧mì‧te

dolomite f (plural dolomiti)

1. (mineralogy) dolomite

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