† ochroite Min. Obs.
(ˈəʊkrəʊaɪt)
[Named 1804 (Ochroit) by Klaproth, f. Gr. ὤχρα ochre: see -ite1.]
A synonym of cerite.
| [1804 Nicholson's Jrnl. VIII. 207 (heading) Chemical Examination of the Ochroites, a Mineral..containing a new Earth.] 1866–72 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 170 Ochroite, an impure cerite mixed with quartz, analysed by Klaproth. |