ZOISITE


Meaning of ZOISITE in English

/zoy"suyt/ , n. Mineral.

an orthorhombic dimorph of clinozoisite.

[ 1795-1805; named after Baron S. Zois von Edelstein (1747-1819), Slovenian nobleman who discovered it; see -ITE 1 ]

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