PARAGONITE


Meaning of PARAGONITE in English

/peuh rag"euh nuyt'/ , n. Mineral.

a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.

[ 1840-50; parágon misleading, leading aside (prp. of parágein; see PARAGOGE) + -ITE 1 ]

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