gibbsite
[ gib-zahyt ]
/ ˈgɪb zaɪt /
noun
a mineral, hydrated aluminum oxide, Al2O3·3H2O, occurring in whitish or grayish crystals and masses: an important constituent of bauxite ore.
Also called
hydrargillite.
Origin of gibbsite
1815–25; named after George
Gibbs (died 1833), American mineralogist; see
-ite1
Words nearby gibbsite
gibbous,
gibbs,
gibbs free energy,
gibbs function,
gibbs phase rule,
gibbsite,
gibbus,
gibe,
gibeon,
gibeonite,
giblets
British Dictionary definitions for gibbsite
gibbsite
/ (ˈɡɪbzaɪt) /
noun
a mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide: a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina. Formula: Al(OH) 3
Word Origin for gibbsite
C19: named after George
Gibbs (died 1833), American mineralogist