Pin"ite (?), n. [So called from
Pini, a mine in Saxony.] (Min.) A compact granular
cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color.
It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration
of other minerals, as iolite.
Pi"nite (?), n. [L. pinus the
pine tree.] 1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood
which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.
2. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline
substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus
Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles,
quercite.