'Brucite' definitions:

Definition of 'Brucite'

From: GCIDE

Brucite \Bru"cite\, n. [Named after Dr. A. Bruce of New York.] (Min.) (a) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. (b) The mineral chondrodite. [R.] [1913 Webster]