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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer;
[syn: dolomite, bitter spar]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bitter spar \Bit"ter spar"\ A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dolomite \dol"o*mite\ (d[o^]l"[-o]*m[imac]t), n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bitter spar n 1: a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer [syn: dolomite, bitter spar]