cerite
noun
ce·rite
ˈsirˌīt
plural -s
1
: a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals occurring generally in brownish masses (hardness 5.5, specific gravity 4.86)
2
[Swedish cerin allanite (from cerium + -in -ine) + English -ite] : allanite
Word History
Etymology
Swedish cerit, from New Latin Ceres, an asteroid + Swedish -it -ite
- pyrolyzable
- pyrolyzate
- pyrolyzates
- pyrolyze
- pyrolyzed
- pyrolyzer
- pyrolyzers
- pyrolyzes
- pyrolyzing
- pyromagnetic
- pyromancers
- pyromancies
- pyromancy
- pyromania
- pyromaniac
- pyromaniacal
- pyromaniacs
- pyromanias
- pyromeconic acid
- pyromellitic acid
- pyrometallurgical
- pyrometallurgies
- pyrometallurgy
- pyrometamorphic
- pyrometamorphism