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pinite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pi-nite
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.

Uncountable

noun

A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.

Uncountable

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pine + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pinites (plural)

Questions

What does pinite mean?
Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
Where does pinite come from?
From pine + -ite.

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