See Also: spessartite(medicine)
spessartite(dictionary)

Buchmanism (iou) and spessartite (iou)


Buchmanism (iou)



Buchmanism noun. Usu. derog. E20.
[from Frank Buchman (1878-1961) Amer. evangelist + -ISM.]
The theories or practice of the Oxford Group Movement.
Buchmanite noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of Buchmanism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to Buchmanites or Buchmanism: E20.

spessartite (iou)



spessartite noun. M19.
[formed as SPESSARTINE + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. = SPESSARTINE. Chiefly N. Amer. M19.
Geology. A porphyritic rock consisting of phenocrysts of an amphibole or pyroxene, usu. green hornblende, in a groundmass of sodic plagioclase. E20.