ˈtrifəˌlīt noun
also triph·y·line -lēn, -_lə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: triphylite alteration (influenced by -ite ) of triphyline, from German triphylin, from tri- + phyl- + -in -ine; from its three bases
: a grayish green or bluish orthorhombic phosphate of lithium, iron, and manganese isomorphous with lithiophilite and commonly massive