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Meaning of "elaterite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ELATERITE

From elater + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ELATERITE

elaterite  [ɪˈlætəˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELATERITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elaterite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELATERITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elaterite

Elaterite, also known as Aeonite, 'elastic bitumen' or 'mineral caoutchouc'. Elaterite is a brown hydrocarbon varying somewhat in consistency, being sometimes soft, elastic and sticky, like India rubber, and occasionally hard and brittle. It is usually dark brown in color and slightly translucent. A substance of similar physical character is found in the Coorong district of South Australia, and is hence termed coorongite. It is said to be carcinogenic.

Definition of elaterite in the English dictionary

The definition of elaterite in the dictionary is a dark brown naturally occurring bitumen resembling rubber.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELATERITE


anchorite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
cassiterite
kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
dolerite
ˈdɒləˌraɪt
evaporite
ɪˈvæpəˌraɪt
forsterite
ˈfɔːstəˌraɪt
granodiorite
ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Himyarite
ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt
Hutterite
ˈhʌtəˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
melanterite
mɛˈlæntəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
Minorite
ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt
ozocerite
əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt
peristerite
pəˈrɪstəˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELATERITE

elasticise
elasticity
elasticize
elasticness
elastin
elastomer
elastomeric
Elastoplast
Elat
elate
elated
elatedly
elatedness
elater
elaterid
elaterin
elaterium
Elath
elation
elative

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELATERITE

aerosiderite
ankerite
calaverite
cerite
dopplerite
dumortierite
favourite
Fourierite
geyserite
guerite
kieserite
marguerite
millerite
nerite
ozokerite
preterite
rensselaerite
sclerite
sombrerite
witherite
yperite

Synonyms and antonyms of elaterite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «elaterite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELATERITE

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The translations of elaterite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elaterite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

elaterite
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elaterite
570 millions of speakers

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elaterite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

elaterite
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

elaterite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

elaterite
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elaterite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

elaterite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

elaterite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elaterit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elaterite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

elaterite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

elaterite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elaterit
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

elaterite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

elaterite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एलिटेटाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elaterite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elaterite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elaterite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

elaterite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elaterite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

elaterite
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

elaterite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

elaterite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

elaterite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elaterite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELATERITE»

The term «elaterite» is used very little and occupies the 192.282 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELATERITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «elaterite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «elaterite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elaterite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELATERITE»

Discover the use of elaterite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elaterite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Colorado Plateau: A Geologic History
that do not crop out in Elaterite Basin. Both of these beds, the Permian Kaibab Formation and the Sinbad Member of theTriassic Moenkopi Formation, are dark- gray, petroliferous limestone and shale when cut by the drill, and either or both ...
Donald L. Baars, 2000
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Geomorphology of oil and gas fields in sandstone bodies
C. E. B. Conybeare. of this interpretation is Baker (1946). Baars and Seager ( 1970) have refuted this interpretation for the Elaterite Bar which they describe as a definite and regular sand build-up conformably overlying the Organ Rock Shale .
C. E. B. Conybeare, 2011
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Geological Survey Bulletin
WHITE RIM SANDSTONE in north wall of Range Canyon, south of Elaterite Basin . Bed thins from 230 feet at left (west) to 38 feet at right (east), and disappears (by facies change into red shales) a short distance farther east. See description in ...
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Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah
15, p. 181–204. Kirkpatrick, S.D., 1928, Marketing the natural hydrocarbons— how gilsonite, wurtzilite, elaterite, manjak and grahamite and the mineral waxes, ozokerite and ceresine, are sold: Engineering and Mining Journal Press, v. 119, no.
Taylor Boden, Bryce T. Tripp, 2012
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Encyclopaedia of Petroleum Science and Engineering
The pyrobitumens are infusible and relatively insoluble compared to the asphalts and asphaltites. There are three groups, namely : 1 . The bitumen polymers, elaterite and wurtzilite. 2. The metamorphosed bitumens, impsonite and anthraxolite ...
S. L. Sah, 2010
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Sojourn: Learning Life from Wild Places
The route joins a jeep trail near Big Water Spring and begins a gradual ascent through Elaterite Basin and around the long north ridge of Elaterite Butte before it ends at the Maze Overlook. From the overlook, one sees nothing but canyon after  ...
W. Vance Grace, 2013
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
around the crumbling base of Elaterite Butte, some hesitation and backtracking among alternate jeep trails, all Of them dead ends, and we finally come out near sundown on the brink of things, nothing beyond but nothingneSS—a veil, blue ...
Edward Abbey, 2011
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Mines and Methods
This roofing is unique in some respects compared with similar products, being constructed with a thick coating of Elaterite roofing cement as a base, reinforced with burlap and backed with a saturated wool-felt, surfaced with a piece of the ...
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Bureau of Mines Information Circular
Coorongite (See Elaterite.) Elaterite (or Coorongite) Elaterite (or coorongite) is one of the elastic bitumens, sometimes called mineral rubber. It is found in beds in eastern Utah, usually associated with other hydrocarbons. 49/ Elaterite deposits ...
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India Rubber Review: A Monthly Journal for the Maker, Seller ...
Impregnating Woven Belts and Conveying Bands (Continued from last month) If, on the other hand, a mixture of elaterite solution and balata solution is used for impregnating, it is true that the balata does not penetrate nearly as far into the ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELATERITE»

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Tales of the Robber's Roost outlaws
I visit there, and it puts humanity into places like Elaterite Basin, the White Rim, Island in the Sky." You appreciate even more what people went ... «Deseret News, Aug 10»

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