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byssolite

byssolite noun: an olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

Noun

byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)

  1. An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
    Synonyms:
    amianthus

Synonyms of byssolite

Forms of byssolite

pluralbyssolites

Origin of byssolite

From Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) + -lite. By surface analysis, byss(us) + -o- + lite.

Words formed from byssolite

Questions about byssolite

What does byssolite mean?
Byssolite means an olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.
What part of speech is byssolite?
Byssolite is a noun.
What is the plural of byssolite?
The plural of byssolite is byssolites.

Words near byssolite in the dictionary

  1. byssinosis
  2. byssinotic
  3. byssochlamic acid
  4. byssogenous
  5. byssoid
  6. byssolite
  7. byssolites
  8. byssolitic
  9. byssus
  10. byssuses
  11. bystander

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