Etymology

melilite

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Today it means: any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇) Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέλι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλι“honey”
  2. English todaymelilite

Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -lite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμέλι all →

melidectes

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