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menilite

menilite noun: a greyish-brown form of opal.

menilite: a greyish-brown form of opal
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Noun

menilite (plural menilites)

  1. A greyish-brown form of opal.

Forms of menilite

pluralmenilites

Origin of menilite

French ménilite, because it is found at Ménilmontant, in Paris.

Questions about menilite

What does menilite mean?
Menilite means a greyish-brown form of opal.
What part of speech is menilite?
Menilite is a noun.
What is the plural of menilite?
The plural of menilite is menilites.

Words near menilite in the dictionary

  1. Menifee
  2. Menifee County
  3. menigioencephalomyelitis
  4. menigoencephalitis
  5. menil
  6. menilite
  7. menilites
  8. Menindee
  9. Menindee clover
  10. Meninga
  11. meninge

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