TETRADYMITE


Meaning of TETRADYMITE in English

/te trad"euh muyt'/ , n.

a mineral, bismuth telluride and sulfide, Bi 2 Te 2 S, occurring in soft-gray to black foliated masses.

[ 1840-50; tetrádym ( os ) fourfold (see TETRA-, DIDYMOUS) + -ITE 1 ; modeled on G Tetradymit ]

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