Nahcolite

Origin

From its chemical formula NaHCO

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, named in 1929.

Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Full definition of nahcolite

Noun

1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate, found in lake sediments in California.

Anagrams

• chelation
• ethanolic