"olivite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From olive + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|olive|ite}} olive + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} olivite (uncountable)
  1. olivin Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-olivite-en-noun-pWb0ths2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. A tough rubber compound that becomes very slippery when wet. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-olivite-en-noun-c6dVprUZ
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          "ref": "1923, “Rubber Surfaced Bearings for Propellor Shafts of Small Craft”, in Rubber Journal, volume 66, page 7:",
          "text": "The \"olivite rubber\" is claimed to show a lower coefficient of friction on its wetted surface than on any oiled babbitted surface . Therefore an \"olivite\" rubber bearing lubricated by water offers less frictional resistance than the metal bearing lubricated by grease and oil.",
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          "ref": "1923 November, Marine Engineering Log, volume 28:",
          "text": "The secret of the cutless bearing is in its inner surface of grooved olivite rubber.",
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          "ref": "1928, G.L. Oldright, H.E. Keyes, Virgil Miller, W.A. Sloan, “Precipitation of Lead And Copper from Solution on Sponge Iron”, in Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Commerce, number 281, page 56:",
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