单词 | peristerite |
释义 | peristerite in British English (pəˈrɪstəˌraɪt) noun mineralogy a variety of albite characterized by its bluish colour and moonstone-like iridescent appearance Also called: albite moonstoneperisterite in American English (pəˈrɪstəˌrait) noun a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem Word origin [1835–45; ‹ Gk perister(á) pigeon, dove + -ite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: communism, daisy chain, ecumenical, hot plate, serial-ite is a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader,doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp. salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite) |
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