viridite (usually uncountable, plural viridites)
(mineral) A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks.
Source: Wiktionary
Vir"i*dite, n. Etym: [L. viridis green.] (Min.)
Definition: A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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.
