brucite

[ broo-sahyt ]
/ ˈbru saɪt /

noun

a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.

Origin of brucite

1865–70; named after A. Bruce (1777–1818), American mineralogist; see -ite1

Words nearby brucite

brucellaceae, brucellosis, bruch, bruch's membrane, brucine, brucite, bruckner, brudenell, brudzinski's sign, brueghel, brueghel, pieter, the elder