grahamite

noun — 2 senses

grahamite

nounalso spelled Grahamite

Etymology From Graham + -ite; named by Henry Wurtz after James Lorimer Graham, who was interested in commercial development of this mineral resource in West Virginia.

1

A bitumen-impregnated rock found in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.

Related terms
impsonite

Grahamite

noun

Etymology From Graham + -ite.

1

US, Historical One who follows the dietetic system of Sylvester Graham

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