ILLITE


Meaning of ILLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-ˌlīt ]

noun

Etymology: Ill inois, state of United States + -ite (I)

Date: 1937

: any of a group of clay minerals having essentially the crystal structure of muscovite

• il·lit·ic i-ˈli-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.