CASSITERITE


Meaning of CASSITERITE in English

/keuh sit"euh ruyt'/ , n.

a brown or black mineral, tin dioxide, SnO 2 , that crystallizes in the tetragonal system; tinstone: the principal ore of tin.

[ 1855-60; kassíter ( os ) tin + -ITE 1 ]

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