gibbsite

2 definitions found

gibbsite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gibbsite \Gibbs"ite\, n. [Named after George Gibbs.] (Min.)
     A hydrate of alumina.
     [1913 Webster]

gibbsite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gibbsite
      n 1: white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide;
           a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina