halloysite
[ huh-loi-sahyt, -zahyt, ha- ]
/ həˈlɔɪ saɪt, -zaɪt, hæ- /
noun
a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.
Origin of halloysite
1820–30; after Jean-Baptiste-Julien Omalius d'
Halloy (1783–1875), Belgian geologist; with
-site for
-ite1, after mineral names formed from surnames ending in
s
Words nearby halloysite
halloumi,
hallow,
hallowed,
halloween,
hallowmas,
halloysite,
halls of ivy,
hallstatt,
hallstattan,
hallucal,
hallucinate