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Definition of Sinopite
1. n. A brickred ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red paint.
Definition of Sinopite
1. Noun. (minerology) A brick-red ferruginous clay used as red paint in ancient times. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sinopite
1. an iron ore [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sinopite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinopite
Literary usage of Sinopite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manuel de minéralogie by Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1862)
"La sinopite analysée par Klaproth venait de l'Asie Mineure ou Anadoli.
Dans l'antiquité, la terre de Sinope employée pour la peinture était expédiée de la ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"In the ' bole of Sinope ' (sinopite) from Asia Minor the SiOs falls as low as 32
pc The ancients obtained this material from Cappadocia, and used it as a ..."
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