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Grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
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pinite
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinite \Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.] (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine ( Pinus Lambertina ). It is isomeric ...
Wiktionary
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Etymology 1 n. 1 Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family. 2 (context chemistry English) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine ((taxlink Pinus lambertiana species noshow=1), sugar ...
WordNet
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n. grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates