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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WITHERITE

Named after W. Withering (1741–99), English scientist, who first described it.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WITHERITE

witherite  [ˈwɪðəˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITHERITE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Witherite 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 WITHERITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

witherite

Witherite

Witherite is a barium carbonate mineral, BaCO3, in the aragonite group. Witherite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and virtually always is twinned. The mineral is colorless, milky-white, grey, pale-yellow, green, to pale-brown. The specific gravity is 4.3, which is high for a translucent mineral. It fluoresces light blue under both long- and short-wave UV light, and is phosphorescent under short-wave UV light. Two sharp pseudohexagonal crystals of witherite on calcite from Hardin County, Illinois Witherite forms in low-temperature hydrothermal environments. It is commonly associated with fluorite, celestine, galena, barite, calcite, and aragonite. Witherite occurrences include: Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, USA; Pigeon Roost Mine, Glenwood, Arkansas, USA; Settlingstones Mine Northumberland; Alston Moor, Cumbria; Anglezarke, Lancashire and Burnhope, County Durham, England; Thunder Bay area, Ontario, Canada, Germany, and Poland. Witherite was named for William Withering an English physician and naturalist who in 1784 published his research on the new mineral. He could show that barite and the new mineral were two different minerals.

Definition of witherite in the English dictionary

The definition of witherite in the dictionary is a white, grey, or yellowish mineral consisting of barium carbonate in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in veins of lead ore. Formula: BaCO3.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITHERITE


anchorite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
cassiterite
kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
dolerite
ˈdɒləˌraɪt
dumortierite
djuːˈmɔːtɪəˌraɪt
evaporite
ɪˈvæpəˌraɪt
forsterite
ˈfɔːstəˌraɪt
granodiorite
ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Himyarite
ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
margarite
ˈmɑːɡəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
Minorite
ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt
ozocerite
əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
Thatcherite
ˈθætʃəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITHERITE

withdrawn
withdrawnness
withdrew
withe
wither
withered
witheredness
witherer
withering
witheringly
witherod
withers
withershins
withheld
withhold
withholden
withholder
withholding tax
withholdment
withies

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITHERITE

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

Synonyms and antonyms of witherite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «witherite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITHERITE

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

Translator English - Chinese

毒重石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

witerita
570 millions of speakers

English

witherite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

witherite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يذاريت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

витерит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whiterite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

witherite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

witherite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toerite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Witherit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

毒重石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Witherite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

witherite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

witherite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मादक पदार्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vitherit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

witherite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

witeryt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітерит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

witherit
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

witherite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

witeriet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

witherit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

witherite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of witherite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITHERITE»

The term «witherite» is normally little used and occupies the 133.840 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITHERITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITHERITE»

Discover the use of witherite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to witherite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rock-forming Minerals: Non-Silicates, Volume 5B
Distinguishing Features Witherite shows the extreme birefringence characteristic of carbonates but is distinguished from the calcite-type carbonates by the absence of rhombohedral cleavage. In comparison with strontianite, it has higher  ...
L. L. Y. Chang, William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, 1998
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Digest of Decisions of the United States Courts, Board of ...
Baryta, carbonate of, or witherite. 1883 603. Baryta, carbonate or witherite. DECISION UNDER THE ACT OF 1909. Precipitated Carbonate of Baryta. — The provision for witherite !n paragraph 711 is limited in its application only to the natural ...
‎1918
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Digest of the decisions of the Treasury department (Customs) ...
Baryta, carbonate of, or witherite. 1883 603. Baryta, carbonate or witherite. DECISION UNDER THE ACT OF 1909. Precipitated Carbonate of Baryta. — The provision for witherite !n paragraph 711 is limited in its application only to the natural ...
United States. Division of Customs, 1918
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Advances in Solid Earth Sciences
Zhonghe Pang, Jindong Zhang, Jianhong Sun. Table 1 Chemical composition of rhodochrosite. barite, barytocalcite, witherite and northetite Note: Gy6, Gyl3, B28 - Rhodochrosite samples from Gaoyan, east part of Zone I; Lckl - Rhodochrosite ...
Zhonghe Pang, Jindong Zhang, Jianhong Sun, 1996
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Pigment Compendium
Webmineral, 2003) Under cross-polarised light, witherite has very high birefringence and fourth order and greater interference colours are typical. Concentric fringes of interference colours are commonly seen at particle margins. Witherite has ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments
carbonate. grained particles of natural witherite. show change in relief. in Fig. 2 rotated through 90° to 5 P1270: XPL/100/. The particles in Fig. 2 under crossed polars. 4 P0164: XPL/40. The image in Fig. 1 under crossed polars. 6 P1270: ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2013
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The Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments
WITHERITE White Generic compound Witherite is a barium carbonate mineral with composition BaCO3. It was first found in Cumberland (England) by Werner in 1789 and was named after the English mineralogist W. Withering (1741–99; ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, 2004
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Cambridge Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
Aragonite Aragonite: twin Aragonite: repeated twin Witherite: pseudo-hexagonal twin Aragonite CaCO3 Crystal system Orthorhombic. Habit Untwinned crystals, which are rare, are often acicular, though sometimes tabular. Twins stout ...
Arthur Clive Bishop, Alan Robert Woolley, William Roger Hamilton, 1999
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Rocks and Minerals: A Guide to Field Identification
Color is normally white, but some varieties are gray, green, yellow, or violet. Hardness is 3.5-4, specic gravity 2.94-2.95. WITHERITE, B,,CO, (barium carbon- STRONTIANITE, SrCO3 (strontium ate), is associated with barite, the carbonate),  ...
Charles A. Sorrell, 2001
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Tables of Gemstone Identification
Rutile Witherite Monazite Microlite Chromite Hematine Hausmannite Greenockite Covellite Zircon high Rutile Witherite Monazite Microlite Chromite Hematine Hausmannite Greenockite Covellite Zircon high Rutile Witherite Monazite Microlite ...
Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITHERITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term witherite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amy Witherite Dallas Injury Attorney Named Candidate for America's …
Dallas personal injury lawyer Amy Witherite has been named a candidate for the 2015 America's Most Honored Professional Award. «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
2
Fatal Accident Rate Declines for Teen Drivers By Attorney Amy …
Dallas auto accident attorney Amy Witherite notes that a recent news article reports that the number of teenage drivers involved in fatal crashes has dropped by ... «TopWireNews, Jun 15»
3
Texas Personal Injury Firm Recognized by Legal Publication for …
Texas – The Dallas based law firm of Eberstein Witherite LLP is being recognized by Texas Lawyer magazine for receiving one of the top verdicts in Texas last ... «Justice News Flash, Jun 15»
4
Hearings held in absentia for Philipsburg man
According to the affidavit of probable cause, in the early morning hours of March 7, Officer Joseph Witherite of the Curwensville Borough Police Department ... «Clearfield Progress, May 15»
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New chief welcomes return to community policing
Now a retired state police lieutenant, Witherite, 49, began putting his experience to work on Tuesday, overseeing a department of five full-time and five part-time ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Mar 15»
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Eberstein & Witherite 2015 Elite Youth Basketball Championship Set …
Dallas, Texas – The Dallas based personal injury law firm of Eberstein & Witherite has announced dates for the upcoming 2015 Elite Basketball Championship ... «WiredPRNews.com, Feb 15»
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New chief hired in Watsontown after first choice backs out
Witherite is retired from the Pennsylvania State Police, where he served for 25 years. He has worked in law enforcement for a total of 31 years. He currently ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Feb 15»
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Man Faces DUI and Hit and Run Charges
State Police in Clearfield said 42 year-old Shawn Witherite was driving along Bloomington Avenue in Curwensville Borough Sunday around 3:00 P.M. when he ... «WTAJ, Jan 15»
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High School Wrestling: Bellefonte pins down Philipsburg-Osceola in …
What he has is a bunch of head-hunters as Aaron Witherite, Brock Port, Trevor Corl, Dillon Kephart, Brien McChesney and Tim Benford all registered falls. «Centre Daily Times, Dec 14»
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Jeffrey A. Witherite Joins More Than Gourmet
AKRON, OH--(Marketwired - Sep 18, 2014) - More Than Gourmet announced that Jeffrey A. Witherite has joined the company as Vice President of Finance. «Marketwired, Sep 14»

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