candite

English

Etymology

From Candy +‎ -ite, from an old name for Kandy, Sri Lanka, where it was found.

Noun

candite (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, mineralogy) ceylonite (dark variety of spinel).

References

• “candite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Adjective

candite

1. feminine plural of candito

Anagrams

• Di Centa, cadenti, decanti