名詞 vermiculite:

1. any of a group of yellow or brown hydrous silicate minerals having a micaceous structure

ver.mic.u.lite

n.（名詞）
Any of a group of micaceous hydrated silicate minerals related to the chlorites and used in heat-expanded form as insulation and as a planting medium.
蛭石：與綠混石有關(guān)的一組含云母的水合硅酸鹽礦物質(zhì)的統(tǒng)稱，并以熱膨脹形式用作絕緣材料和種植媒介

來源：
Latin vermiculus [diminutive of] vermis [worm] * see vermicular
拉丁語 vermiculus [] vermis的小后綴 [蟲] *參見 vermicular
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