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

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins