celestite

[ sel-uh-stahyt ]
/ ˈsɛl əˌstaɪt /

noun

a white to pale-blue mineral, strontium sulfate, SrSO4, occurring in tabular crystals, the principal ore of strontium.
Also cel·es·tine [sel-i-stin, -stahyn] /ˈsɛl ɪ stɪn, -ˌstaɪn/.

Origin of celestite

1850–55; celest(ine) celestite (< German Zölestin < Latin coelest(is), variant of caelestis celestial + German -in -in2) + -ite1

Words nearby celestite

celestine i, celestine ii, celestine iii, celestine iv, celestine v, celestite, celia, celiac, celiac artery, celiac disease, celiac ganglion

Definition for celestine (2 of 6)

Celestine I
[ sel-uh-stahyn, si-les-tin, -tahyn ]
/ ˈsɛl əˌstaɪn, sɪˈlɛs tɪn, -taɪn /

noun

Saint,died a.d. 432, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 422–432.

Definition for celestine (3 of 6)

Celestine II

noun

Guido di Castello,flourished 12th century, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1143–44.

Definition for celestine (4 of 6)

Celestine III

noun

Giacinto Bobone,died 1198, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1191–98.

Definition for celestine (5 of 6)

Celestine IV

noun

Godfrey Castiglione,died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.

Definition for celestine (6 of 6)

Celestine V

noun

SaintPietro di Murrone or Morone,1215–96, Italian ascetic: pope 1294.

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British Dictionary definitions for celestine

celestite

celestine (ˈsɛlɪstɪn, -ˌstaɪn)

/ (ˈsɛlɪˌstaɪt) /

noun

a white, red, or blue mineral consisting of strontium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of strontium compounds. Formula: SrSO 4

Word Origin for celestite

C19: from German Zölestin, from Latin caelestis celestial (referring to the blue colour) + -ite 1