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pinite en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From pine + -ite.
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(uncountable, usually) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
(uncountable, usually) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.
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pinite en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From Pini + -ite, after a mine in Saxony.
Meanings
(uncountable, usually) 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, such as iolite.