单词 | rhodesite |
释义 | rhodesite|ˈrəʊdzaɪt| [f. the name of Cecil Rhodes (see Rhodes) + -ite1.] 1. (With capital initial.) An admirer or supporter of Rhodes or his policies. rare.
1897[see Krugerism]. 1900Oldham Chron. 15 Dec. 5/3 Sir Alfred Milner has displayed a singular lack of judgment. The High Commissioner has added one more to the many evidences on record of how completely he has been captured by the [Jameson] Raidites and Rhodesites. 2. Min. A hydrous silicate of calcium, sodium, and potassium, (Ca,Na2,K2)8Si16O40.11H2O, found as fibrous white orthorhombic crystals.
1957E. D. Mountain in Mineral. Mag. XXXI. 607 A small specimen at first thought to be natrolite has proved to be a new mineral, for which the name rhodesite is proposed. 1969Amer. Mineralogist LIV. 251 Rhodesite occurs as aggregates of radiating white, silky fibers associated with magadiite and trioctahedral montmorillonite in an altered silicic lava. |

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