fetid barite

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• Hepatite — Hep a*tite (?; 277), n. [L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the liver: cf. F. h[ e]patite.] (Min.) A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stinkstone — Stink stone , n. (Min.) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar, which emit a fetid odor on being struck; called also {swinestone}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swinestone — Stinkstone Stink stone , n. (Min.) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar, which emit a fetid odor on being struck; called also {swinestone}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hepatite — ˈhepəˌtīt noun ( s) Etymology: German hepatit, from hepat (from Greek hēpat hepat ) + it ite; from its odor : a barite that becomes fetid when rubbed or heated …   Useful english dictionary