sylvite, sylvine
(noun) a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sylvite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvites)
(mineral) A saline evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.
Source: Wiktionary
Syl"vine, Syl"vite, n. Etym: [So called from NL. sal digestivus sylvii potassium chloride.] (Min.)
Definition: Native potassium chloride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
