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Definition of Cerite
1. n. A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiïdæ; -- so called from its hornlike form.
2. n. A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
Definition of Cerite
1. Noun. (minerology) A hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cerite
1. a mineral [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerite
Literary usage of Cerite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1894)
"The supernatant liquid appears then to contain all but the four cerite earths.
... The solution from which the double sulphates of the cerite earths and ..."
2. Electric Smelting and Refining: The Extraction and Treatment of Metals by by Wilhelm Borchers (1897)
"Preparation of the cerite Metals.—The methods of producing these three metals
... The statement of the chemical text-books that the oxides of /he cerite ..."
3. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis: (chiefly Inorganic) by William Crookes (1886)
"Examination of cerite for the Citron Band. 22. ' The position of the citron band
in the ... cerite was accordingly the next mineral experimented on. ..."
4. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1815)
"... -cerite. There has been lately found at ... cerite. It has been found in the
form of a powder, of a violet colour, or pale blue, ..."
5. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1815)
"... -cerite. There has been lately found at ... cerite. It has been found in the
form of a powder, of a violet colour, or pale blue, ..."
6. Hand-book of Mineral Analysis by Friedrich Wöhler (1871)
"The chloride of silicon passes off as gas, while the chloride of zirconium sublimes
in the cooler part of the tube. » 87. cerite. ..."
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