pinite

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noun

Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.

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Meanings

pinite1

nounpinite (usually uncountable, plural pinites)

plural pinites

  1. uncountableusuallyAny fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
  2. uncountableusuallychemistryA sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.

pinite2

nounpinite (usually uncountable, plural pinites)

plural pinites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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dysyntribite

Origin

pinite · noun

From pine + -ite.

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pinite · noun

From Pini + -ite, after Pini Mie, a now-abandoned mine in Saxony.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

pinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinite

MLA

“pinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinite.

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