succinite

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English

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Noun

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succinite (countable and uncountable, plural succinites)

  1. (mineralogy) Baltic amber
  2. A garnet of an amber colour.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Succinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • succinite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin succinum (amber, variant of sūcinum) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sut.t͡ʃiˈni.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: suc‧ci‧nì‧te

Noun

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succinite f (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of ambra (amber)
  2. (mineralogy) succinite (amber-coloured/colored garnet)
    Hypernym: grossularia
    Coordinate terms: essonite, granato bianco

Further reading

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  • succinite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Verb

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succinite

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of succinō