English word jeffersonite comes from English Jefferson, English -ite
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | English (eng) | A city in Georgia, USA, and the county seat of Jackson County.. A city in Iowa, USA, and county seat of Greene County.. A city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Marion County.. A city in Wisconsin, USA, and the county seat of Jefferson County.. A village in Ohio, USA, and the county seat of Ashtabula County.. An English patronymic surname.. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826); the third [...] |
| -ite | English (eng) | Forming adjectives (biology) Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.. (chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.. (chiefly, US) Used to form demonyms.. (sometimes, pejorative) Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, [...] |
| jeffersonite | English (eng) | (mineral) A zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown. |