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· Ancient Greek
μέλᾱς
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek
μέλᾱς
, most common first.
melano-
Black (color, of anything).
melanothallite
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, and oxygen.