PINITE

pinite

(noun) grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

pinite (usually uncountable, plural pinites)

Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.

(chemistry) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.

Etymology 2

Noun

pinite (usually uncountable, plural pinites)

(mineral) 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, such as iolite.

Anagrams

• tie pin, tiepin

Source: Wiktionary

Pin"ite, n. Etym: [So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.] (Min.)

Definition: 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.

Pi"nite, n. Etym: [L. pinus the pine tree.]

1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition