Gibbsite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gibbsite \Gibbs"ite\, n. [Named after George Gibbs.] (Min.)
     A hydrate of alumina.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gibbsite
       n : white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide;
           a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina