MULLITE


Meaning of MULLITE in English

/mul"uyt/ , n.

a rare clay mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 6 Si 2 O 13 , produced artificially during various melting and firing processes: used as a refractory. Also called porcelainite .

[ 1924; after MULL, source of the rocks in which it was first identified; see -ITE 1 ]

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