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melilite

melilite noun: any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇).

Noun

melilite (countable and uncountable, plural melilites)

  1. any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇)

Forms of melilite

pluralmelilites

Origin of melilite

Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -lite.

Words formed from melilite

Questions about melilite

What does melilite mean?
Melilite means any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇).
What part of speech is melilite?
Melilite is a noun.
What is the plural of melilite?
The plural of melilite is melilites.

Words near melilite in the dictionary

  1. Melikians
  2. Melikova
  3. meliks
  4. Melikyan
  5. Melikyans
  6. melilite
  7. melilites
  8. melilitic
  9. melilitite
  10. melilitites
  11. melilititic

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