Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Nearby Words

chalybite

 - 3 dictionary results

chal⋅y⋅bite

  [kal-uh-bahyt]
Use chalybite in a Sentence
–noun Mineralogy.
siderite (def. 1).
Origin:
1855–60; < Gk chalyb- (s. of chályps) iron, also iron-worker, member of the Chalybes, a tribe of Asia Minor noted for their blacksmiths + -ite 1

sid⋅er⋅ite

  [sid-uh-rahyt]
–noun
1. Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO3, usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.
2. a meteorite consisting almost entirely of metallic minerals.
Origin:
1570–80, in sense “loadstone”; 1845–50 for def. 1; sider- + -ite 1 ; in obs. sense, var. of siderites < L sidērītēs < Gk sidērtēs loadstone

Related forms:
sid⋅er⋅it⋅ic  [sid-uh-rit-ik] , adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To chalybite
chalybite

noun
iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate [syn: siderite] 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see chalybite on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way