ripidolite

[ ri-pid-l-ahyt, rahy- ]
/ rɪˈpɪd lˌaɪt, raɪ- /

noun

a mineral of the chlorite group, essentially hydrated magnesium and aluminum silicate with some ferrous iron.

Origin of ripidolite

1840–50; < German Ripidolith < Greek rhīpid- (stem of rhīpís) fan + -o- -o- + German -lith -lite

Words nearby ripidolite

ripcord, ripe, ripe old age, ripe rot, ripen, ripidolite, ripieno, ripken, ripley, ripoff, ripon