smith|son|ite
Look at other dictionaries:
smith — ad·smith; black·smith·ery; black·smith·ing; gold·smith; gold·smith·ery; gold·smith·ing; smith·am; smith·er·eens; smith·ery; smith·field; smith·ian; smith·ite; smith·son·ite; smith; gold·smith·ry; smith·ers; … English syllables
Jo|seph|ite — «JOH zuh fyt», noun. 1. a member of either of two orders of St. Joseph: the Priests of the Mission of St. Joseph founded about 1640, or a teaching institute founded in Belgium in 1817. 2. a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of… … Useful english dictionary
smithsonite — smith·son·ite … English syllables
smithsonite — smith•son•ite [[t]ˈsmɪθ səˌnaɪt[/t]] n. mir a mineral, zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, found in crusts and masses: an ore of zinc • Etymology: 1825–35; after J. Smithson, who distinguished it from calamine; see ite I … From formal English to slang
Smithsonite — Smith son*ite, n. [See {Smithsonian}.] (Min.) Native zinc carbonate. It generally occurs in stalactitic, reniform, or botryoidal shapes, of a white to gray, green, or brown color. See Note under {Calamine}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… … Universalium
Lebanese Civil War — The Martyr s Square statue in Beirut, 1982, during the civil war Date 13 A … Wikipedia
