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English
Etymology
From Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist, + -ite.
Noun
gaylussite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O.
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