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pinite

pinite noun: any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.

Noun (1)

pinite (usually uncountable, plural pinites)

  1. (usually) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
  2. (usually) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.

Noun (2)

pinite (usually uncountable, plural pinites)

  1. (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.

Forms of pinite

pluralpinites

Origin of pinite

From pine + -ite.

From Pini + -ite, after a mine in Saxony.

Questions about pinite

What does pinite mean?
Pinite means any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
What part of speech is pinite?
Pinite is a noun.
What is the plural of pinite?
The plural of pinite is pinites.

Words near pinite in the dictionary

  1. Pinipin
  2. Pinis
  3. pinisi
  4. pinisis
  5. Pinit
  6. pinite
  7. pinites
  8. pinitol
  9. pinitols
  10. pinivorous
  11. pinjane

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