Etymology

marmolite

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Today it means: A form of chrysotile Full definition →

Ancient Greek μάρμαρος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμάρμαρος“marble”
  2. English todaymarmolite

From Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”) + -lite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμάρμαρος all →

marblemarmarosisSea of Marmara

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