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homilite

homilite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

homilite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of homilite

From homi- + -lite, with homi- being an alteration of homo-. From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same, together”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its association with the minerals "erdmannite" and meliphanite.

Questions about homilite

What does homilite mean?
Homilite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is homilite?
Homilite is a noun.

Words near homilite in the dictionary

  1. homiliaries
  2. homiliary
  3. homilies
  4. homilist
  5. homilists
  6. homilite
  7. homilize
  8. homilized
  9. homilizes
  10. homilizing
  11. homily

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