HERCYNITE


Meaning of HERCYNITE in English

/herr"seuh nuyt'/ , n.

a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.

[ Hercynit (1839), equiv. to L Hercyn ( ia silva ) the Hercynian Forest (referring to the Erz Mountains and other wooded ranges N of the Danube) + G -it -ITE 1 ]

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