| BOEHMITE | • boehmite n. (Mineralogy) A mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium. • BOEHMITE n. (German) a mineral present in bauxite, a hydroxide of aluminium. |
| CALAMITE | • calamite n. An extinct genus of treelike horsetails, Calamites. • CALAMITE n. a reedlike plant of an extinct group related to the horsetails, found as fossils chiefly of Carboniferous age. |
| CATAMITE | • catamite n. A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man. • catamite v. To engage in a homoerotic relationship involving a boy and an older man. • CATAMITE n. a boy used in sodomy. |
| CHROMITE | • chromite n. (Mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr2O4. • chromite n. Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium… • CHROMITE n. a black sub-metallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron. |
| DOLOMITE | • dolomite n. (Mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula… • Dolomite adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Dolomites. • DOLOMITE n. a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and magnesium; a rock composed of that mineral, magnesian limestone. |
| DYNAMITE | • dynamite n. A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting. • dynamite n. (Informal, proscribed) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT). • dynamite n. (Figuratively, slang, uncountable) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful. |
| EPSOMITE | • epsomite n. (Mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical… • EPSOMITE n. a mineral, native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt. |
| MAXIMITE | • MAXIMITE n. a powerful explosive. |
| PSAMMITE | • psammite n. (Mineralogy) Any sandstone, but most often a metamorphosed rock unit with a dominantly sandstone protolith. • PSAMMITE n. a fine-grained rock. |
| ROLAMITE | • rolamite n. A simple machine consisting of a stressed metal band and counter-rotating rollers within an enclosure… • ROLAMITE n. two or more rollers connected by a belt but relatively loose. |
| SODOMITE | • sodomite n. (Derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist. • sodomite n. A native or inhabitant of Sodom. • Sodomite n. An inhabitant of Sodom, or (by extension) a descendant of one. |
| THERMITE | • thermite n. (Chemistry) A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as… • THERMITE n. a metallic mixture that produces intense heat when ignited, also THERMIT. |
| TOTEMITE | • totemite n. A member of a totemic group; a totemist. • TOTEMITE n. a specialist in totemism, also TOTEMIST. |
| VEGEMITE | • vegemite prop.n. Alternative letter-case form of Vegemite. • Vegemite prop.n. (Australia, New Zealand) An Australian food paste made from brewers′ yeast. • VEGEMITE n. (colloquial) a child. |