menilite

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noun

A greyish-brown form of opal.

OriginFrench ménilite →
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Meanings

nounmenilite (plural menilites)

plural menilites

  1. chemistryA greyish-brown form of opal.

Origin

  1. Frenchménilite
  2. Englishmenilite

French ménilite, because it is found at Ménilmontant, in Paris.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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