byssolite

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noun

An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

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amianthus
OriginAncient Greek βύσσος →
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Meanings

nounbyssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)

plural byssolites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

    Synonyms: amianthus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

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amianthus

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβύσσος“flax”
  2. Englishbyssolite

From Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) + -lite. By surface analysis, byss(us) + -o- + lite.

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byssolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssolite

MLA

“byssolite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssolite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “byssolite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssolite.

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