| ARENITES | • arenites n. Plural of arenite. • ARENITE n. a rock made up chiefly of sandy grains. |
| ARSENITE | • arsenite n. (Chemistry) Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO33− anion (or protonated derivatives);… • ARSENITE n. a salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base. |
| EUXENITE | • euxenite n. (Mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium… • EUXENITE n. a mineral, a niobate and tantalate of yttrium and other rare earth elements and uranium. |
| GALENITE | • galenite n. (Uncommon) Synonym of galena. • GALENITE n. the principal ore of lead, also GALENA. |
| ILMENITE | • ilmenite n. (Mineralogy) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed… • ILMENITE n. a brownish-black titanium ore. |
| PENITENT | • penitent adj. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one’s sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt. • penitent adj. Doing penance. • penitent n. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions. |
| QUEENITE | • Queenite n. (Historical) Synonym of Emmaite. • QUEENITE n. a queen's partisan. |
| RENITENT | • renitent adj. Resistant to physical pressure; unyielding. • renitent adj. Resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant. • RENITENT adj. resisting physical pressure. |
| SAGENITE | • sagenite n. (Mineralogy) acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms embedded in quartz. • SAGENITE n. a form of the mineral rutile. |
| SELENITE | • selenite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O). • selenite n. (Inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO32- derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid. • Selenite n. (Science fiction) An inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra. |
| SIENITES | • sienites n. Plural of sienite. • SIENITE n. a coarse-grained igneous rock, allied to granite, also SYENITE. |
| SYENITES | • syenites n. Plural of syenite. • SYENITE n. a coarse-grained igneous rock, allied to granite, also SIENITE. |
| TAENITES | • taenites n. Plural of taenite. • TAENITE n. a nickel-iron alloy found in meteorites. |