ANORTHITES

Noun

anorthites

plural of anorthite

Anagrams

• thornasite

Source: Wiktionary


ANORTHITE

A*nor"thite, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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