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mullite

mullite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

mullite (countable and uncountable, plural mullites)

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon.

Forms of mullite

pluralmullites

Origin of mullite

Named for type locality Mull (Scotland) + -ite.

Questions about mullite

What does mullite mean?
Mullite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is mullite?
Mullite is a noun.
What is the plural of mullite?
The plural of mullite is mullites.

Words near mullite in the dictionary

  1. Mullion Creek
  2. mullioned
  3. mullioning
  4. mullionings
  5. mullions
  6. mullite
  7. mullites
  8. mullitization
  9. mullitize
  10. mullitized
  11. mullitizes

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