ˈdētsəˌīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German dietzeit, from August Dietze died ab 1893 German chemist + German -it -ite
: a yellow mineral Ca 2 (IO 3 ) 2 (CrO 4 ) commonly in fibrous or columnar form (hardness 3-4, specific gravity 3.70)
ˈdētsəˌīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German dietzeit, from August Dietze died ab 1893 German chemist + German -it -ite
: a yellow mineral Ca 2 (IO 3 ) 2 (CrO 4 ) commonly in fibrous or columnar form (hardness 3-4, specific gravity 3.70)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012