MELILITE


Meaning of MELILITE in English

/mel"euh luyt'/ , n.

a sorosilicate mineral group, consisting chiefly of sodium, calcium, and aluminum silicates, occurring in igneous rocks.

[ 1790-1800; melilithus, equiv. to Gk méli honey + líthos -LITE ]

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