[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vermiculite \vermic"ulite\, n. l. vermiculus, dim. of vermis
   worm. min.
   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.
   1913 webster vermiculose

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