Herapathite

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

  Herapathite \Her"a*path*ite\, n. [Named after Dr. Herapath, the
     discoverer.] (Chem.)
     The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in
     thin plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light.
     [1913 Webster]