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se·pi·o·lite

(sē′pē-ə-līt′)
[Greek sēpion, cuttlebone (from sēpiā, cuttlefish; see sepia) + -lite.]
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sepiolite

(ˈsiːpɪəˌlaɪt)
n
(Minerals) another name for meerschaum 1
[C19: from German Sepiolith, from Greek sēpion bone of a cuttlefish; see sepia, -lite]
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meer•schaum

(ˈmɪər ʃəm, -ʃɔm)

n.
1. a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H4Mg2Si3O10, occurring in white, claylike masses, used esp. for pipe bowls; sepiolite.
2. a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of meerschaum.
[1775–85; < German Meerschaum, literally, sea foam]
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Noun 1. sepiolite - a white clayey mineral
meerschaum - a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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