Definition of Sinopite. Meaning of Sinopite. Synonyms of Sinopite

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Definition of Sinopite

Sinopite
Sinopite Sin"o*pite, n. [F., fr. L. sinopis (sc. terra), a red earth or ocher found in Sinope, a town in Paphlagoma, on the Black Sea, Gr. ????.] (Min.) A brickred ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red paint.

Meaning of Sinopite from wikipedia

- Sinopia (also known as sinoper, named after the now Turkish city Sinop) is a dark reddish-brown natural earth pigment, whose reddish colour comes from...