siderite Hear it!

siderite definition

sid·er·ite (sid′ə rīt′)

noun

  1. a yellowish to brownish, semihard mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO, that is a valuable ore of iron
  2. Obsolete a meteorite consisting chiefly of iron

Etymology: Ger siderit < L siderites, lodestone < Gr sideritēs < sidēros, iron: Early ModE siderite, lodestone < L

Related Forms:

  • sideritic sid′·er·it′ic (-rit′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.