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[syn: goethite, gothite]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gothite \G["o]"thite\, gothite \go"thite\, or Goethite
\Goe"thite\, n. [After the poet G["o]the.] (Min.)
A hydrous oxide of iron (HFeO2), occurring in prismatic
crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or
stalactitic structure. The color varies from yellowish to
blackish brown.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
goethite \goethite\ n. (Miner.)
an oxide of iron.
Syn: gothite.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
goethite
n 1: a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is
a common constituent of rust [syn: goethite, gothite]