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petalite

petalite noun: a rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.

petalite: a rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in...
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Noun

petalite (plural petalites)

  1. A rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.

Forms of petalite

pluralpetalites

Origin of petalite

From Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon) + English -ite.

Questions about petalite

What does petalite mean?
Petalite means a rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.
What part of speech is petalite?
Petalite is a noun.
What is the plural of petalite?
The plural of petalite is petalites.

Words near petalite in the dictionary

  1. petaline
  2. petaling
  3. Petaling Jaya
  4. petalism
  5. petalisms
  6. petalite
  7. petaliter
  8. petaliters
  9. petalites
  10. petalitre
  11. petalitres

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