Thesaurus: pinite

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1. n. 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.
2. n. Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.
3. n. A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.
4. n. grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
5. 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. 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.
6. A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayishor greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and isderived from the alteration of other minerals, as iolite.
7. n grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates