geocronite
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈkrəʊnʌɪt/ /dʒɪˈɒkrənʌɪt/(also geokronite) Mineralogy
noun
A grey to grey-blue mineral consisting of a sulphide of lead, antimony, and arsenic and typically occurring as massive or granular deposits in hydrothermal veins.
- Chemical formula: Pb14Sb5AsS23. Crystal system: orthorhombic..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From geo- (with reference to antimony, one of the constituent elements, being represented in alchemy by the astrological symbol of the earth) + ancient Greek Κρόνος, the name of the god identified with Saturn + -ite, after Swedish geokronit.
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- have someone on toast
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- have someone's guts for garters
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- have someone's number
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- have someone/thing by the balls
- have someone/thing in mind
- have someone up
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- have something against someone
- have something at one's feet
- have something coming out of one's ears
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- have something out
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- have something to one's credit