mellite

M3E1L1L1I1T1E1

noun

A mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.

OriginLatin mell- →
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Meanings

nounmellite (countable and uncountable, plural mellites)

plural mellites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.

Origin

  1. Latinmell-
  2. Englishmellite

From Latin mell-, stem of mel (“honey”) + -ite.

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APA

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