herapathite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Herapath + -ite, after its discoverer, the physician William Bird Herapath.
Noun
[edit]herapathite (usually uncountable, plural herapathites)
- Iodoquinine sulfate, a chemical compound whose crystals are dichroic and thus can be used for polarizing light.