aegirite
noun
ae·gir·ite
ˈā-gə-ˌrīt,
ˈē-jə-
variants or less commonly aegirine or aegirine-augite
ˈā-gə-ˌrēn,
ˈē-jə-
plural aegirites also aegirines or aegirine-augites
: acmite
Word History
Etymology
aegerite, modification (influenced by -ite) of German aegerin; aegirine from German aegirin, from Aegir, ancient Scandinavian sea god (from Old Norse Ægir) + German -in -ine
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above