| ANGLESITE | • anglesite n. (Mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO4, formed by the weathering of galena. • ANGLESITE n. a native sulphate of lead, occurring in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals. |
| CERUSSITE | • cerussite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral form of lead carbonate, PbCO3, that is an ore of lead. • CERUSSITE n. native lead carbonate, also CERUSITE. |
| COMPOSITE | • composite adj. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex. • composite adj. (Architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles. • composite adj. (Mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one. |
| DIPHYSITE | • Diphysite n. Alternative form of Dyophysite. • DIPHYSITE n. a believer in the existence of two natures in Christ, human and divine, also DIOPHYSITE, DYOPHYSITE. |
| EPIDOSITE | • epidosite n. (Mineralogy) A highly altered epidote- and quartz-bearing rock. • EPIDOSITE n. a rock composed of epidote and quartz. |
| EXQUISITE | • exquisite adj. Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional. • exquisite adj. (Obsolete) Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact. • exquisite adj. Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse. |
| GRAVESITE | • gravesite n. The location of a grave. • gravesite n. A grave. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • GRAVESITE n. the site of a grave. |
| KERMESITE | • kermesite n. (Mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, oxygen, and sulfur. • KERMESITE n. a cherry-red mineral, antimony oxysulphide. |
| MAGNESITE | • magnesite n. (Mineralogy) A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found… • MAGNESITE n. native magnesium carbonate, occurring in white compact or granular masses. |
| MARCASITE | • marcasite n. (Mineralogy) The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals. • marcasite n. (Jewelry) Pyrite. • marcasite n. (Historical) Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals. |
| MICROSITE | • microsite n. (Internet) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website. • microsite n. (Ecology) A small area with distinctive ecological characteristics. • MICROSITE n. a website that is intended for a specific limited purpose. |
| MULTISITE | • multisite adj. Occupying, or occurring at, multiple physical sites. • multisite adj. (Internet) Of or relating to more than one web site. • MULTISITE adj. having many sites. |
| PALLASITE | • pallasite n. (Geology) A stony-iron meteorite embedded with glassy crystals of olivine. • PALLASITE n. any of a class of stony-iron meteorites composed largely of olivine crystals enclosed in a network of nickel-iron. |
| PARGASITE | • pargasite n. (Mineralogy) A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group. • PARGASITE n. a dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende. |
| REQUISITE | • requisite adj. Essential, indispensable, required. • requisite n. An indispensable item; a requirement. • REQUISITE adj. required. |
| SPILOSITE | • spilosite n. (Mineralogy) A greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite. • SPILOSITE n. a spotted slate, formed by contact metamorphism. |