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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pinite \pin"ite\, n. so called from pini, a mine in saxony.
min.
a compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull
grayish or greenish white color. it is a hydrous alkaline
silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other
minerals, as iolite.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pinite \pi"nite\, n. l. pinus the pine tree.
1. paleon. any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having
belonged to the pine family.
1913 webster
2. chem. a sweet white crystalline substance extracted from
the gum of a species of pine pinus lambertina. it is
isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.
1913 webster
see also:
pinus lambertina
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pinite
n : grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and
containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
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