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salite

salite noun: diopside.

Noun

salite

  1. (obsolete) diopside

Forms of salite

alternative formsahlite

Origin of salite

Named for type locality Sala, Sweden, + -ite.

Questions about salite

What does salite mean?
Salite means diopside.
What part of speech is salite?
Salite is a noun.

Words near salite in the dictionary

  1. Salishanists
  2. Salishist
  3. Salishists
  4. salisphere
  5. salispheres
  6. salite
  7. salited
  8. salitral
  9. salitrals
  10. salitrose
  11. saliureses

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