Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A trade-name for a sand which contains magnetic oxid of iron. It was used for filter-beds in England, but was found to be expensive.

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  • noun mineralogy An opaque, yellow-white mineral with a metallic lustre, having the chemical formula (Pd,(Bi,Pb)).

Etymologies

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The Polar Ural Mountains in Russia, where it is found, and -ite.

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Examples

  • He reached in the desk and tossed over a pair of green polarite goggles, doubtless taken off a Vixenite casualty.

    Agent Of The Terran Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1965

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