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.
BARITE
Etymology
Noun
barite (countable and uncountable, plural barites)
(mineral) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4.
Synonyms
• barytes
• heavy spar
Anagrams
• baiter, rebait, terbia, tiebar
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"rite, n. (Min.)
Definition: Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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