Etymology

heliolite

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Today it means: A variety of feldspar, closely related to orthoclase Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἥλιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἥλιος“sun”
  2. English todayheliolite

From helio- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”); analogous to sunstone.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἥλιος all →

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