CASSITERITE


Meaning of CASSITERITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈsi-tə-ˌrīt ]

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

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