nepouite
noun
ne·pou·ite
nə̇ˈpüˌīt
plural -s
: a mineral (Ni,Mg)3Si2O5(OH)4 consisting of a hydrous nickel magnesium silicate
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary nepou- (from Népoui, New Caledonia, its locality) + -ite
- the shakes
- the shape of things to come
- the shit hits the fan
- the shits
- the shoe is on the other foot
- the short end of the stick
- the short run
- the short term
- the shot put
- the show must go on
- the sick
- the sick and dying
- the sign of the cross
- the silent majority
- the silent treatment
- the silver screen
- the simple life
- the singular
- the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children
- the skinny
- the sky's the limit
- the slammer
- the small matter
- the small of one's back
- the small of the back