Word.ws English Dictionary

peristerite

peristerite noun: a variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent.

Noun

peristerite (plural peristerites)

  1. A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent.
    Synonyms:
    belomorite

Synonyms of peristerite

  • belomorite

Forms of peristerite

pluralperisterites

Origin of peristerite

From Ancient Greek περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon”) + -ite. In reference to the iridescence of a pigeon's neck.

Questions about peristerite

What does peristerite mean?
Peristerite means a variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent.
What part of speech is peristerite?
Peristerite is a noun.
What is the plural of peristerite?
The plural of peristerite is peristerites.

Words near peristerite in the dictionary

  1. Peristeri
  2. peristeria
  3. peristerias
  4. peristeric
  5. peristerion
  6. peristerite
  7. peristerites
  8. peristernal
  9. peristeronic
  10. peristeropod
  11. peristeropodous

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: peristerite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “peristerite.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/peristerite. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.