essonite

[ es-uh-nahyt ]

noun
  1. Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.

Origin of essonite

1
1810–20; <French <Greek hḗssōn less, inferior + -ītēs-ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for essonite

essonite

/ (ˈɛsəˌnaɪt) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of hessonite

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