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hydrophilite

noun
hy·​droph·​i·​lite | \ hīˈdräfəˌlÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of hydrophilite

: a mineral CaCl2 of very rare occurrence consisting of native calcium chloride

History and Etymology for hydrophilite

German hydrophilit, from hydr- + Greek philos loving + German -it -ite; from the fact that it is very hygroscopic

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