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diaspore

N อลูมิเนียม ไฮดร อก ไซ ด์ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIASPORE

n.[Gr. , to disperse. ] A mineral occurring in lamellar concretions, of a pearly gray color, and infusible. A small fragment, placed in the flame of a candle, almost instantly decrepitates, and is dispersed; whence its name. It is a mineral little known.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIASPORE

Di "a *spore, n. Etym: [From Gr. diaspore. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

diaspore

di a spore |ˈdīəˌspôr ˈdaɪəspɔr | noun Botany a spore, seed, or other structure that functions in plant dispersal; a propagule.

 

Oxford Dictionary

diaspore

diaspore |ˈdʌɪəspɔː | noun Botany a spore, seed, or other structure that functions in plant dispersal; a propagule.