Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pinite \Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.]
1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having
belonged to the Pine family.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pinite
n 1: grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and
containing aluminum and potassium sulphates