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noun
Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mineral
History
From pine + -ite.
From Pini + -ite, after a mine in Saxony.
