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aheylite

/əˈheɪlaɪt/

aheylite noun: a pale blue or green triclinic mineral.

Noun

aheylite (plural aheylites)

  1. A pale blue or green triclinic mineral.

Forms of aheylite

pluralaheylites

Origin of aheylite

From a (first letter of Allen) + heyl + -ite, named after Allen V. Heyl, a geologist for the United States Geological Survey.

Questions about aheylite

What does aheylite mean?
Aheylite means a pale blue or green triclinic mineral.
What part of speech is aheylite?
Aheylite is a noun.
How do you pronounce aheylite?
Aheylite is pronounced /əˈheɪlaɪt/.
What is the plural of aheylite?
The plural of aheylite is aheylites.

Words near aheylite in the dictionary

  1. ahermatypic
  2. Ahern
  3. Aherne
  4. Ahernes
  5. Aherns
  6. aheylite
  7. aheylites
  8. ahh
  9. ahh, Bisto
  10. ahhed
  11. ahhing

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