celestite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate

WordNet

Cel"es*tine, Cel"es*tite noun (Also<
  • Celestine
  • Celestite
)
Etymology
LL. caelestinus bine.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.
Cel"es*tine, Cel`es*tin"i*an noun (Also<
  • Celestine
  • Celestinian
)
Definitions
  1. (Eccl. Hist.) A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.

Webster 1913