pinite
(noun) grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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.
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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
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