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pinite¹

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From pine + -ite.

noun pinites

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

pinite²

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

noun pinites

  1. uncountable, usually 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.

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@misc{pinite_2026,
  title = {pinite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}