anhydrite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der.

English an-

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der.

English hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.

Latin -ītēsbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English anhydrite

From an- + hydro- + -ite.

Pronunciation

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Noun

anhydrite (countable and uncountable, plural anhydrites)

1. (mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.

Hypernyms

• calcium sulphate
• mineral
• sulphate

Coordinate terms

• gypsum

Translations

saline evaporite

• Afrikaans: anhidriet
• Catalan: anhidrita f
• Finnish: anhydriitti (fi)
• French: anhydrite (fr) m
• German: Anhydrit (de) m
• Greek: ανυδρίτης (el) m (anydrítis)
• Japanese: 硬石膏 (ja) (こうせっこう, kōsekkō)
• Polish: anhydryt (pl) m
• Portuguese: anidrita f, anidrito m, anidrite f
• Spanish: anhidrita f
• Tagalog: anidrita

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Anhydrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “anhydrite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

anhydrite f (plural anhydrites)

1. (mineralogy) anhydrite