Pinite
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pinite is a noun meaning Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
Meaning
Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
More Meanings
- (chemistry) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.
- (mineralogy) 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.
Word Forms
- pinites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poitevinite, pinalite, rockwood, pistacite, typolite, pyribole.
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