mellite
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English
Etymology
From Latin mell-, stem of mel (“honey”) + -ite.
Noun
mellite (countable and uncountable, plural mellites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Mellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “mellite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
French
Noun
mellite f (plural mellites)
- (mineralogy) mellite
Further reading
- “mellite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Etymology 1
Noun
mellite f (plural melliti)
Etymology 2
Adjective
mellite
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
mellīte