What does "thomsenolite" mean?
Thomsenolite: A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of Greenland. THOMSEN'S DISEASE Thom"sen's dis*ease". Etym: [From Thomsen, a physician of Sleswick.] (Med.) An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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