Grahamite

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who follows the dietetic system of Sylvester Graham US, historical
  2. 2
    A bitumen-impregnated rock found in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Graham + -ite.

Etymology 2

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

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