[f. Gr. εὔοσμ-ος sweet-smelling (f. εὐ- EU- + ὀσμή smell) + -ITE.] A fossil resin, looking much like pitch, of a brownish-yellow color, and giving an aromatic odor when burned.
1868. Dana, Min., 743. Euosmite
dissolves easily in cold alcohol or ether.