different between martite vs marmite

English

Noun

martite (plural martites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of hematite that is pseudomorphic after magnetite crystals.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Martite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “martite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• mitrate

English

Etymology

From French marmite.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m???ma?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m???ma?t/

Noun

marmite (plural marmites)

1. A rounded earthenware cooking pot.

Anagrams

• metiram

French

Etymology

From Old French marmite (“hypocritical”), referencing the hidden contents of the pot, from marmotter (“to mutter”) + mite (“cat”) (from the onomatopoeic base mar- ‘murmur, meow’).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?.mit/

Noun

marmite f (plural marmites)

1. pot, cooking pot, marmite
2. (military, slang) (heavy) shell

Further reading

• “marmite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).