vermiculite

English

Etymology

From Latin vermiculus (“wormlet”), for its fibrous nature and tendency to expand into worm-like shapes when heated.

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Wikipedia

Noun

vermiculite (countable and uncountable, plural vermiculites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.

Translations

mineral

Chinese: Mandarin: 蛭石 (zh) (zhìshí) Finnish: vermikuliitti French: vermiculite (fr) f German: Vermiculit m Greek: βερμικουλίτης (el) m (vermikoulítis) Italian: vermiculite f Japanese: 蛭石 (ひるいし, hiruishi) Spanish: vermiculita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Vermiculite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “vermiculite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

French

Noun

vermiculite f (plural vermiculites)

1. (mineralogy) vermiculite

Further reading

• “vermiculite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From verme +‎ -lite.

Noun

vermiculite f (plural vermiculiti)

1. (mineralogy) vermiculite