Pinite /(?)/
Pin·ite
Pinite
n.
- A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other minerals, as iolite. (Min.)
Pinite
n.
- Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family. (Paleon.)
- A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite. (Chem.)