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marlites

marlites is the plural of marlite.

Meaning of marlite

Noun

marlite (countable and uncountable, plural marlites)

  1. A wind-resistant variety of marl.
    • Marlites […]are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy
    Synonyms:
    marlstone

Questions about marlites

What is marlites the plural of?
Marlites is the plural of marlite.

Words near marlites in the dictionary

  1. marlinspike
  2. marlinspikes
  3. Marlinton
  4. Marlise
  5. marlite
  6. marlites
  7. marlitic
  8. marllike
  9. Marllon
  10. Marlo
  11. Marlo Merrican

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