Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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†BATHVILLITE. Geol. Light-density material occurring in cavities in torbanite (1863 Chemical News VII. 133).
[Named by C. G. William from Bathville, a mansion near Torbane Hill, West Lothian.]