Sepiolite

3 definitions found

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

  Sepiolite \Se"pi*o*lite`\, n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.)
     Meerschaum. See {Meerschaum}.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sepiolite
       n : a white clayey mineral [syn: {meerschaum}]