different between crinite vs erinite

crinite

English

Etymology

Latin cr?n?tus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?a?na?t/

Adjective

crinite (comparative more crinite, superlative most crinite)

  1. Having the appearance of a tuft of hair.
  2. Having a hair-like tail or train.
    • Comate, crinite, caudate stars.
  3. (botany) Bearded or tufted with hairs.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Gray to this entry?)

Noun

crinite (plural crinites)

  1. (zoology) A fossil crinoid.

Anagrams

  • citiner, citrine, inciter, neritic, retinic, tricine

Latin

Adjective

cr?n?te

  1. vocative masculine singular of cr?n?tus

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erinite

English

Etymology

Erin +? -ite, referring to Ireland, where it occurs.

Noun

erinite (countable and uncountable, plural erinites)

  1. (mineralogy) A hydrous copper arseniate of an emerald-green colour.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Erinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database

Anagrams

  • nierite, niterie

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