ˈaləˌīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: French alaïte, from Alaï mountains, Kirgiz S.S.R., Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Asia + French -ite
: a mineral V 2 O 5 .H 2 O consisting of a hydrous vanadium pentoxide occurring in blood-red mossy aggregates
ˈaləˌīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: French alaïte, from Alaï mountains, Kirgiz S.S.R., Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Asia + French -ite
: a mineral V 2 O 5 .H 2 O consisting of a hydrous vanadium pentoxide occurring in blood-red mossy aggregates
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012