tripestone

English

Etymology

From tripe +‎ stone.

Noun

tripestone (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates, bearing a certain ressemblance to tripe.

References

• Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
• “tripestone”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.