单词 | aegirite |
释义 | aegirite in British English (ˈiːdʒɪˌraɪt) or aegirine (ˈiːdʒɪˌriːn) noun mineralogy a mineral of the pyroxene group, NaFeSi2O6, commonly found in alkaline igneous rocks aegirite in American English (ˈeiɡəˌrait, ˈidʒə-) noun a mineral, mainly sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe⋅(Si2O6), occurring in feldspathoid rocks in slender prismatic crystals Also: aegirine (ˈeiɡəˌrin, ˈidʒə-) Word origin [1830–40; aegir + -ite2]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: grid, isomerism, isometric, orientation, stroboscope-ite is a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives, and from some verbs. Otherwords that use the affix -ite include: composite, erudite, opposite, requisite |
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