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Pronunciation : Pin"ite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.] (Min.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pi"nite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pinus the pine tree.]
Definition : 1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.

2. (Chem.)

Defn: A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913