WITHERITE


Meaning of WITHERITE in English

/widh"euh ruyt'/ , n.

a white to grayish mineral, barium carbonate, BaCO 3 , occurring in crystals and masses: a minor ore of barium.

[ 1785-95; named after W. Withering (1741-99), who first described it; see -ITE 1 ]

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