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gomuti (medicine)


gomuti


A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage.

Synonym: ejoo.

Origin: Malayan gumuti.

Source: Websters Dictionary


sphalerite (iou)



sphalerite noun. M19.
[from Greek sphaleros deceptive + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. Native zinc sulphide, crystallizing in the cubic system and occurring as yellow, brown, or black prisms often also containing iron; zinc blende.