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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a white clayey mineral;
[syn: meerschaum, sepiolite]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sepiolite \Se"pi*o*lite`\, n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.) Meerschaum. See Meerschaum. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\ (m[=e]r"sh[add]m; 277), n. [G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. Mere a lake, and Scum.] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite. [1913 Webster] 2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sepiolite n 1: a white clayey mineral [syn: meerschaum, sepiolite]