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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pinite \Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.]
     1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having
        belonged to the Pine family.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from
        the gum of a species of pine ({Pinus Lambertina). It is
        isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pinite \Pin"ite\, n. [So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.]
     (Min.)
     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, as iolite.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pinite \Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.]
     1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having
        belonged to the Pine family.
  
     2. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from
        the gum of a species of pine ({Pinus Lambertina). It is
        isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pinite \Pin"ite\, n. [So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.]
     (Min.)
     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, as iolite.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  pinite
       n : grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and
           containing aluminum and potassium sulphates

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pinite
     n.
     1 Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the
  pine family.
     2 (lb en chemistry) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted
  from the gum of a species of pine ((taxlink Pinus lambertiana species
  noshow=1), sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.
     n.
     (lb en mineral) 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.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  pinite
     n.
     1 Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the
  pine family.
     2 (lb en chemistry) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted
  from the gum of a species of pine ((taxlink Pinus lambertiana species
  noshow=1), sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.
     n.
     (lb en mineral) 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  pinite
     n.
     1 Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the
  pine family.
     2 (lb en chemistry) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted
  from the gum of a species of pine ((taxlink Pinus lambertiana species
  noshow=1), sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.
     n.
     (lb en mineral) 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  pinite
     n.
     1 Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the
  pine family.
     2 (lb en chemistry) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted
  from the gum of a species of pine ((taxlink Pinus lambertiana species
  noshow=1), sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.
     n.
     (lb en mineral) 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.

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

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