brookite (countable and uncountable, plural brookites)
(mineral) A dark brown mineral form of titanium dioxide, with the chemical formula TiO2.
Source: Wiktionary
Brook"ite, n. Etym: [Named from the English mineralogist, H.J.Brooke.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
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.
