After the English physician and mineralogist William Withering (1741-1799) in 1790.
witherite (countable and uncountable, plural witherites)
(mineral) A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO3
Source: Wiktionary
With"er*ite, n. Etym: [So called after Dr. W. Withering.] (Min.)
Definition: Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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