rens|se|laer|ite

rens|se|laer|ite: rens|se|laer|ite «REHN suh luh ryt, _REHN suh LAIR yt», noun.

a variety of talc with a fine, compact texture that can be worked on a lathe.

╂[American English < Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1764-1839, an American statesman]

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laer — rens·se·laer·ite; … English syllables
rens — pa·rens; rens·se·laer·ite; tor·rens; … English syllables
rensselaerite — rens·se·laer·ite … English syllables
se — abhi·se·ka; ace·to·ar·se·nite; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·lo·se·mat·ic; an·te·con·se·quent; an·ti·se·le·ne; an·ti·se·rum; apoph·y·se·al; ap·o·se·mat·ic; ar·se·dine; ar·se·nal; ar·se·nate; ar·se·nian; ar·se·nide; ar·se·nif·er·ous; ar·se·ni·llo;… … English syllables
Rensselaerite — Rens se*laer*ite (r?ns se l?r ?t), n. (Min.) A soft, compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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