sylvine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sylvine*:
NOUN	substance	sylvine, sylvite	a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride

English > *sylvine*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds.
Synonym	sylvite
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	potassium, K, atomic number 19	A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
Spanish	silvina, silvita
Catalan	silvina, silvita

HyperDic: sylvine