See Also: befoul(dictionary)

witherite (iou) and befoul (iou)


witherite (iou)



witherite noun. L18.
[from William Withering (1741-99), English physician and scientist who first described it: see -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A scarce orthorhombic mineral of the aragonite group, native barium carbonate, occurring as white, grey, or yellowish crystals, masses, etc., especially in veins of galena.

befoul (iou)



befoul verb trans. ME.
[from BE- 1 + FOUL verb.]
Make foul (lit. & fig.), cover with filth.
befoulment noun M19.