Meanings
nounmalacolite (countable and uncountable, plural malacolites)
plural malacolites
- countableobsoleteuncountablechemistrydiopside
Origin
- Ancient Greekμαλακός“soft”
- Englishmalacolite
Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + -lite
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malacolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malacolite
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