Ver-mic'ū-līte, n.

(49), n. [Lat. vermiculus, diminutive of vermis, worm, and Gr. λίθος, stone.] (Min.) A mineral having a granular, scaly structure, and resembling steatite in appearance, consisting chiefly of silica, alumina, and magnesia;—so called because the scales, when heated, open out into worm-like threads. Dana.