PREHNITES

Noun

prehnites

plural of prehnite

Anagrams

• nephrites, trephines

Source: Wiktionary


PREHNITE

Prehn"ite, n. Etym: [So called from the German Colonel Prehn, who first found it.] (Min.)

Definition: A pale green mineral occurring in crystalline aggregates having a botryoidal or mammillary structure, and rarely in distinct crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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