celestite
[ sel-uh-stahyt ]
/ ˈsɛl əˌstaɪt /
noun
a white to pale-blue mineral, strontium sulfate, SrSO4, occurring in tabular crystals, the principal ore of strontium.
Words nearby celestite
celestine i, celestine ii, celestine iii, celestine iv, celestine v, celestite, celia, celiac, celiac artery, celiac disease, celiac ganglion
Also cel·es·tine [sel-i-stin, -stahyn] /ˈsɛl ɪ stɪn, -ˌstaɪn/.
Definition for celestine (2 of 6)
Celestine I
[ sel-uh-stahyn, si-les-tin, -tahyn ]
/ ˈsɛl əˌstaɪn, sɪˈlɛs tɪn, -taɪn /
noun
Saint,died a.d. 432, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 422–432.
Definition for celestine (3 of 6)
Celestine II
noun
Guido di Castello, flourished 12th century, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1143–44.
Definition for celestine (4 of 6)
Celestine III
noun
Giacinto Bobone, died 1198, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1191–98.
Definition for celestine (5 of 6)
Celestine IV
noun
Godfrey Castiglione, died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.
Definition for celestine (6 of 6)
Celestine V
noun
SaintPietro di Murrone or Morone, 1215–96, Italian ascetic: pope 1294.
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celestite
celestine (ˈsɛlɪstɪn, -ˌstaɪn)
/ (ˈsɛlɪˌstaɪt) /
noun
a white, red, or blue mineral consisting of strontium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of strontium compounds. Formula: SrSO 4
Word Origin for celestite
C19: from German Zölestin, from Latin caelestis celestial (referring to the blue colour) + -ite 1
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