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Definition of: vermiculite
(vər·mik′yə·līt) noun
A laminated hydrous silicate, derived chiefly as an alteration product of biotite, phlogopite, and other micaceous minerals. [<L vermiculus, dim. of vermis worm + -ITE1]
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