| ATTRITE | • attrite v. Alternative form of attrit. • attrite adj. Regretful of one’s wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment. • attrite adj. Worn by rubbing or friction. |
| AZURITE | • azurite n. (Mineralogy) A blue vitreous mineral; a basic copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu2+3(CO3… • AZURITE n. a blue carbonate of copper, aka blue malachite. |
| BEDRITE | • bedrite n. The duty or privilege of the marriage bed. • bedrite v. (Transitive, obsolete, UK dialectal) To befoul with ordure; bedirt. • BEDRITE n. the privilege or due of the marriage-bed, also BEDRIGHT. |
| COWRITE | • cowrite v. To write in collaboration with another person. • co-write v. Alternative spelling of cowrite. • COWRITE v. to collaborate in writing. |
| CUPRITE | • cuprite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper. • CUPRITE n. the ore of copper. |
| DIORITE | • diorite n. (Petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende… • DIORITE n. a crystalline granular igneous rock composed of plagioclase and hornblende. |
| EUCRITE | • eucrite n. (Geology) An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite. • EUCRITE n. a gabbroitic rock composed of lime-feldspar, pyroxenes and olivine. |
| FERRITE | • ferrite n. The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron. • ferrite n. Any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas… • ferrite n. (Inorganic chemistry) The anion FeO22-, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous… |
| GUERITE | • guerite n. A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions. • GUERITE n. (French) a projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions. |
| NACRITE | • nacrite n. (Mineralogy) A basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite. • NACRITE n. a clay mineral. |
| NEURITE | • neurite n. (Neuroanatomy) Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon. • NEURITE n. an axon or dendrite of a nerve cell. |
| NITRITE | • nitrite n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid. • nitrite n. (Chemistry) The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-. • NITRITE n. a salt of nitrous acid. |
| PICRITE | • picrite n. A variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt. • PICRITE n. a dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc. |
| REWRITE | • rewrite n. The act of writing again or anew. • rewrite n. Something that has been written again. • rewrite v. (Transitive) To write again, differently; to modify (A piece of writing or music, etc.). |
| THORITE | • thorite n. (Mineralogy) A radioactive mineral, composed mostly of thorium silicate (ThSiO4), along with silicates… • THORITE n. a silicate of thorium. |
| UNWRITE | • unwrite v. To erase; to revert to a state where (something) was never written. • unwrite v. To nullify. • unwrite v. To deconstruct. |
| YPERITE | • yperite n. Synonym of mustard gas. • YPERITE n. mustard gas. |