-ˌrīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German elaterit, from Greek elatēr driver + German -it -ite
: a mineral consisting of a dark brown elastic resin occuring in soft flexible masses — called also elastic bitumen, mineral caoutchouc
-ˌrīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German elaterit, from Greek elatēr driver + German -it -ite
: a mineral consisting of a dark brown elastic resin occuring in soft flexible masses — called also elastic bitumen, mineral caoutchouc
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012