AMOSITE | • amosite n. (Mineralogy) A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation. • AMOSITE n. a brown form of asbestos. |
INOSITE | • inosite n. Former name of inositol. • INOSITE n. an alcohol found in plant and animal tissue, also INOSITOL. |
APPOSITE | • apposite adj. Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something. • apposite adj. Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even… • apposite adj. Related, homologous. |
JAROSITE | • jarosite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6. • JAROSITE n. a sulphate of potassium and iron occurring as yellow or brown crusts on ferruginous ores. |
OPPOSITE | • opposite adj. Located directly across from something else, or from each other. • opposite adj. (Botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem. • opposite adj. Facing in the other direction. |
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. |
EPIDOSITE | • epidosite n. (Mineralogy) A highly altered epidote- and quartz-bearing rock. • EPIDOSITE n. a rock composed of epidote and quartz. |
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. |
SPILOSITE | • spilosite n. (Mineralogy) A greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite. • SPILOSITE n. a spotted slate, formed by contact metamorphism. |
INAPPOSITE | • inapposite adj. Inappropriate, not suitable for the situation. • INAPPOSITE adj. not apposite. |
ANORTHOSITE | • anorthosite n. (Petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar. • ANORTHOSITE n. an igneous rock that consists of 90 or more percent of plagioclase feldspar, typically labradorite. |
DECOMPOSITE | • decomposite adj. Compounded more than once; compounded with things already composite. • decomposite adj. (Botany) decompound. • decomposite n. Anything decompounded. |
INCOMPOSITE | • incomposite adj. Not composite; simple or single. • incomposite adj. (Mathematics) Prime. • INCOMPOSITE adj. not composite. |
NANOCOMPOSITE | • nanocomposite n. Any composite material one or more of whose components is some form of nanoparticle; more often consists… |
RHODOCHROSITE | • rhodochrosite n. (Mineralogy) A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO3. • RHODOCHROSITE n. manganese ore. |