marinite

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noun

A gray to black oil shale of marine origin in which the chiefmain organic components are lamalginite and bituminite derived from marine phytoplankton, with varied admixtures of bitumen, telalginite and vitrinite

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Meanings

nounmarinite (countable and uncountable, plural marinites)

plural marinites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA gray to black oil shale of marine origin in which the chiefmain organic components are lamalginite and bituminite derived from marine phytoplankton, with varied admixtures of bitumen, telalginite and vitrinite

Origin

From marine + -ite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“marinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marinite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marinite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marinite.

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