WITHERITE


Meaning of WITHERITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwi-thə-ˌrīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Witherit, irregular from William Withering died 1799 English physician

Date: 1794

: a translucent white or gray orthorhombic mineral consisting of a carbonate of barium

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