andradite

English

Noun

andradite (plural andradites)

A nesosilicate mineral of the garnet group with chemical formula Ca₃Fe₂Si₃O₁₂.

Derived terms

hydroandradite

Translations

nesosilicate mineral of the garnet group

Finnish: andradiitti
Italian: andradite f
Polish: andradyt (pl) m
Portuguese: andradita f, andradite m

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Andradite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“andradite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Italian

Etymology

Named after Brazilian statesman, naturalist, professor and poet José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838). Derived from Andrada +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /an.draˈdi.te/
Rhymes: -ite
Hyphenation: an‧dra‧dì‧te

Noun

andradite f (uncountable)

(mineralogy) andradite
Synonym: granato ferrico

Hypernym: granato

Further reading

Andradite on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
andradite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

addentrai, additarne, diradante

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.dɾaˈd͡ʒi.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.dɾaˈd͡ʒi.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.dɾɐˈdi.tɨ/ [ɐ̃.dɾɐˈði.tɨ]

Hyphenation: an‧dra‧di‧te

Noun

andradite f (uncountable)

European Portuguese standard spelling of andradita