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/i lat"euh ruyt'/, n.an elastic, rubbery, brownish natural asphalt.[1820-30; ELATER + -ITE1]
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Elaterite — Elaterite, also known as Aeonite, elastic bitumen or mineral caoutchouc. Elaterite is a brown hydrocarbon varying somewhat in consistency, being sometimes soft, elastic and sticky, like India rubber, and occasionally hard and brittle. It is… … Wikipedia
Elaterite — El a*ter*ite, n. (Min.) A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; called also {mineral caoutchouc}, and {elastic bitumen}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
élatérite — [elateʀit] n. f. ÉTYM. 1819; du grec elatêr « qui meut, pousse devant soi », et suff. ite. ❖ ♦ Didact., techn. Bitume élastique appelé aussi caoutchouc fossile ou caoutchouc minéral. ⇒ Bitume, caoutchouc … Encyclopédie Universelle
elaterite — [ē lat′ər īt΄] n. [ ELATER, sense 1 + ITE1] a dark brown hydrocarbon that is soft and elastic until it hardens when exposed to air … English World dictionary
élatérite — (é la té ri t ) s. f. Terme de minéralogie. Bitume élastique. ÉTYMOLOGIE En grec, qui meut, et la finale ite qui indique un fossile … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
elaterite — elat·er·ite … English syllables
elaterite — /əˈlætəraɪt/ (say uh latuhruyt), /i / (say ee ) noun → mineral caoutchouc …
elaterite — ˌrīt noun ( s) Etymology: German elaterit, from Greek elatēr driver + German it ite : a mineral consisting of a dark brown elastic resin occuring in soft flexible masses called also elastic bitumen, mineral caoutchouc … Useful english dictionary
elastic bitumen — Elaterite El a*ter*ite, n. (Min.) A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; called also {mineral caoutchouc}, and {elastic bitumen}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mineral caoutchouc — Elaterite El a*ter*ite, n. (Min.) A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; called also {mineral caoutchouc}, and {elastic bitumen}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
