CASSITERITE

Meaning of CASSITERITE in English

Pronunciation: k ə - ' si-t ə - ˌ r ī t

Function: noun

Etymology: French cassitérite, from Greek kassiteros tin

Date: 1858

: a brown or black mineral that consists of tin dioxide and is the chief source of metallic tin ― called also tinstone

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CASSITERITE — noun Etymology: French cassitérite, from Greek kassiteros tin Date: 1858 a brown or black mineral that consists of tin dioxide …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CASSITERITE — kəˈsid.əˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French cassitérite, from Greek kassiteros tin + French -ite : a brown or black …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CASSITERITE — (n.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; …
Английский словарь Webster
CASSITERITE — ( n. ) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASSITERITE — /keuh sit"euh ruyt'/ , n. a brown or black mineral, tin dioxide, SnO 2 , that crystallizes in the tetragonal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASSITERITE — n. mineral
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CASSITERITE — noun Etymology: French cassitérite, from Greek kassiteros tin Date: 1858 : a brown or black mineral that consists of tin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CASSITERITE — noun native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; …
Webster English vocab
CASSITERITE — [ kə'sɪtərʌɪt ] ■ noun a reddish, brownish, or yellowish mineral consisting of tin dioxide. Origin C19: from Gk kassiteros …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CASSITERITE — [cas.sit.er.ite] n [F cassiterite, fr. Gk kassiteros tin] (1858): a brown or black mineral that consists of tin dioxide and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CASSITERITE — also called Tinstone, heavy, metallic, hard tin dioxide (SnO2) that is the major ore of tin. It is colourless when …
Britannica English vocabulary
CASSITERITE — cassiterite BrE AmE kə ˈsɪt ə raɪt AmE \ -ˈsɪt̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CASSITERITE — n. a naturally occurring ore of tin dioxide, from which tin is extracted. Also called TINSTONE. [Gk kassiteros tin]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CASSITERITE — n. a naturally occurring ore of tin dioxide, from which tin is extracted. Also called TINSTONE. [ Gk kassiteros tin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CASSITERITE — n. a naturally occurring ore of tin dioxide, from which tin is extracted. Also called TINSTONE. Etymology: Gk kassiteros tin
Oxford English vocab
CASSITERITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: SnO2 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 150.71 gm) Tin 78.77 % Sn Oxygen 21.23 % O Empirical …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
CASSITERITE — касситерит (минералогия) касситерит, оловянный камень
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CASSITERITE — n мин. касситерит, оловянный камень
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CASSITERITE — минер. касситерит, оловянный камень
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CASSITERITE — (n) касситерит; оловянный камень
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CASSITERITE — n мин. касситерит, оловянный камень
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CASSITERITE — n мин. касситерит, оловянный камень
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CASSITERITE — касситерит (минералогия) касситерит, оловянный камень
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TINSTONE — noun Date: 1602 cassiterite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIN — Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50. It is a soft, silvery white metal with a bluish …
Английский словарь Британика
PLACER DEPOSIT — Natural concentration of heavy minerals caused by the effect of gravity on moving particles. When heavy, stable minerals are freed …
Английский словарь Британика
GRAVEL — Aggregate of more or less rounded rock fragments coarser than sand (i.e., more than 0.08 in., or 2 mm, in …
Английский словарь Британика
BLACK SAND — Accumulation of fragments of durable, usually dark, heavy minerals (those with a density greater than that of quartz). These accumulations …
Английский словарь Британика
TIN — I. ˈtin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zin tin, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLACER DEPOSIT — natural concentration of heavy minerals caused by the effect of gravity on moving particles. When heavy, stable minerals are freed …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONGO RIVER — The Congo River basin and its drainage network. also called Zaire River, river in west-central Africa. With a length of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SQUAWCREEKITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Fe+++,Sb+++++,W++++++)O4·(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 262.07 gm) Iron 19.18 % Fe Antimony 41.81 % Sb Hydrogen …
Mineralogy Database English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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