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es•so•nite
(es′ə nīt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mineralogya variety of grossularite garnet. Also called cinnamon stone, hessonite.
- Greek hé̄ssōn less, inferior + -ītēs -ite1
- French
- 1810–20
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