PINITES

Noun

pinites

plural of pinite

Anagrams

• inspite, penitis, piniest, tie pins, tiepins

Source: Wiktionary


PINITE

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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