essonite
English
Etymology
Named from Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”), because not so hard as some minerals it resembles (e.g. hyacinth).
Noun
essonite (plural essonites)
- (mineralogy) Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for essonite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- sees into
Italian
Alternative forms
- hessonite
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es.soˈni.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: es‧so‧nì‧te
Noun
essonite f (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) essonite, cinnamon stone (reddish-brown variety of garnet)
- Synonym: giacinto di Ceylon
- Hypernym: grossularia
- Coordinate terms: granato bianco, succinite
Further reading
- essonite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- inesteso, ostiense, sostiene