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vermiculite
<chemical> A group of minerals having, a micaceous structure. They are hydrous silicates, derived generally from the alteration of some kind of mica. So called because the scales, when heated, open out into wormlike forms.

Origin: L. Vermiculus, dim. Of vermis worm.

Source: Websters Dictionary