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melinite

Syllables: mel·i·nite/ˈmɛl.ɪ.naɪt/

melinite noun: a yellow clay mineral from Bavaria.

Noun

melinite (countable and uncountable, plural melinites)

  1. A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria.
  2. An explosive containing picric acid and guncotton.
    Synonyms:
    lyddite

Synonyms of melinite

Forms of melinite

pluralmelinites

Origin of melinite

Borrowed from French mélinite, from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, “quince-yellow”).

Questions about melinite

What does melinite mean?
Melinite means a yellow clay mineral from Bavaria.
What part of speech is melinite?
Melinite is a noun.
How do you pronounce melinite?
Melinite is pronounced /ˈmɛl.ɪ.naɪt/.
What is the plural of melinite?
The plural of melinite is melinites.

Words near melinite in the dictionary

  1. Melindwr
  2. meline
  3. Melines
  4. Melinești
  5. Melinga
  6. melinite
  7. melinites
  8. melinitic
  9. melinjo
  10. Melinoe
  11. Melinoë

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