ambrite

noun

am·​brite

ˈamˌbrīt

plural -s

: a fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary amber + -ite; originally formed as German ambrit

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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