BENITOITE


Meaning of BENITOITE in English

/beuh nee"toh uyt'/ , n.

a rare mineral, barium titanium silicate, BaTiSi 3 O 9 , occurring in blue hexagonal crystals exhibiting dichroism.

[ 1905-10; named after San Benito County, California; see -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .