kieserite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt mines

WordNet


Kie"ser*ite noun
Etymology
Named after Prof. Kieser, of Jena.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.

Webster 1913