eudialyte

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noun

A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nouneudialyte (countable and uncountable, plural eudialytes)

plural eudialytes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεὖ διάλυτος“well decomposable”
  2. Englisheudialyte

From Ancient Greek εὖ διάλυτος (eû diálutos, “well decomposable”), alluding to its ready solubility in acid.

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APA

eudialyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eudialyte

MLA

“eudialyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eudialyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eudialyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eudialyte.

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