hydrophilite

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ -philite.

Noun

hydrophilite (plural hydrophilites)

1. (mineralogy) A soft white mineral formed from anhydrous calcium chloride.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hydrophilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hydrophilite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.