fengite

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English

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Etymology

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Like phengite from Latin phengites, from Ancient Greek φέγγος (phéngos). Superficially contains -ite.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fengite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A transparent form of marble or alabaster, formerly sometimes used for windows.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for fengite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)