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oyelite

oyelite noun: an orthorhombic white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

oyelite

  1. An orthorhombic white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of oyelite

Named after Japanese professor of mineralogy Jiro Oye (1900–1968), + -lite.

Questions about oyelite

What does oyelite mean?
Oyelite means an orthorhombic white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is oyelite?
Oyelite is a noun.

Words near oyelite in the dictionary

  1. Oyapock
  2. Oyashio
  3. Oyashio Current
  4. Oyasiwo
  5. Oyda
  6. oyelite
  7. Oyen
  8. Oyens
  9. oyer
  10. oyer and terminer
  11. oyer and terminers

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