can|cri|nite — «KANG kruh nyt», noun. a silicate and carbonate mineral containing sodium, calcium, and aluminum, occurring in various volcanic rocks and often bright yellow in color. ╂[< Count Cancrin, 1774 1845, a Russian minister of finance + English ite1] … Useful english dictionary
en|cri|nite — «EHN kruh nyt», noun. a fossil crinoid. Much of the world s marble is composed chiefly of fragments of encrinites. ╂[< New Latin encrinus (< Greek en in + krínon lily) + English ite1] … Useful english dictionary
cri — cri·o·bo·li·um; cri·oc·er·as; cri·oc·er·is; cri·ol·la; cri·ol·lis·mo; cri·o·phore; cri·sic; cri·sis; cri·te·ri·ol·o·gy; cri·te·ri·on; cri·thid·ia; cri·thid·i·al; cri·thid·i·form; de·cri·al; de·cri·er; des·cri·able; des·cri·al; des·cri·er;… … English syllables
nite — ace·to·ar·se·nite; ac·o·nite; ac·ro·ster·nite; ac·ti·no·cri·nite; al·go·do·nite; alu·mi·nite; al·u·nite; am·ba·to·ar·i·nite; am·blyg·o·nite; am·phi·bich·nite; an·de·si·nite; an·ti·mo·nite; aph·a·nite; arag·o·nite; ar·ca·nite; ar·den·nite;… … English syllables
crinite — cri·nite … English syllables
can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… … English syllables
no — achae·no·don; ac·i·no·tu·bu·lar; ac·ro·cy·a·no·sis; ac·ti·no·bac·il·lary; ac·ti·no·bac·il·lo·sis; ac·ti·no·bac·il·lot·ic; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·ti·no·chem·is·try; ac·ti·no·cri·nite; ac·ti·no·cri·nus; ac·ti·no·elec·tric; ac·ti·no·mor·phic;… … English syllables
Cancrinite — Can cri*nite, n. [Named after Count Cancrin, a minister of finance in Russia.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carbon dioxide. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crinite — Cri nite (kr? n?t), a. [L. crinitus, p. p. of crinire to provide or cover with hair, fr. crinis hair.] 1. Having the appearance of a tuft of hair; having a hairlike tail or train. Comate, crinite, caudate stars. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Encrinite — En cri*nite, n. [Gr. ? in + ? a lily: cf. F. encrinite.] (Paleon.) A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus {Encrinus}. Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English