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mellite

mellite noun: a mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.

Noun

mellite (countable and uncountable, plural mellites)

  1. A mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.

Forms of mellite

pluralmellites

Origin of mellite

From Latin mell-, stem of mel (“honey”) + -ite.

Questions about mellite

What does mellite mean?
Mellite means a mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.
What part of speech is mellite?
Mellite is a noun.
What is the plural of mellite?
The plural of mellite is mellites.

Words near mellite in the dictionary

  1. Melliss
  2. Mellissa
  3. Mellisses
  4. mellitate
  5. mellitates
  6. mellite
  7. mellites
  8. mellitic
  9. mellitic acid
  10. mellitic anhydride
  11. mellitin

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