dawsonite

[ daw-suh-nahyt ]
/ ˈdɔ səˌnaɪt /

noun

an orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, NaAlCO3(OH)2, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum.

Origin of dawsonite

named after J.W. Dawson; see -ite1

Words nearby dawsonite

dawn raid, dawney, dawning, dawson, dawson creek, dawsonite, dax, day, day after day, day and night, day bed

Example sentences from the Web for dawsonite

  • In fact, the Dawsonite can not do too much for the stranger sojourning in his midst.

    In to the Yukon |William Seymour Edwards