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cerite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cerite \Ce"rite\, n. [Gr. ? horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A gastropod shell belonging to the family {Cerithi["i]d[ae]}; -- so called from its hornlike form From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cerite \Ce"rite\, n. [From {Cherium}.] (Min.) A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
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