单词 | pinite |
释义 | pinite1/ˈpʌɪnʌɪt/ /ˈpɪnʌɪt/Mineralogy noun A grey-green or brownish mica formed as a pseudomorph by the alteration of other minerals such as spodumene or cordierite. OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Jameson (1774–1854), geologist and natural historian. From the name of the Pini mine, Schneeberg, Saxony, where the mineral was first found + -ite, after German Pinit. pinite2/ˈpʌɪnʌɪt/Chemistry noun A sweet-tasting carbohydrate, C7H14O6, that is a methyl derivative of inositol occurring in the sap of the sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Science. From French pinite from classical Latin pīnus + French -ite. |
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