[ 'sɪlɪmənʌɪt ]
■ noun an aluminosilicate mineral typically occurring as fibrous masses, commonly in schist or gneiss.
Origin
C19: from the name of the American chemist Benjamin Silliman + -ite 1 .
[ 'sɪlɪmənʌɪt ]
■ noun an aluminosilicate mineral typically occurring as fibrous masses, commonly in schist or gneiss.
Origin
C19: from the name of the American chemist Benjamin Silliman + -ite 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004