MYLONITE


Meaning of MYLONITE in English

/muy"leuh nuyt', mil"euh-/ , n.

Geol. a rock that has been crushed and sheared to such an extent that its original texture has been destroyed.

[ 1885-90; mylon- (repr. Gk mýlos mill) + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .