petalite

P3E1T1A1L1I1T1E1

noun

A rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.

Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpetalite (plural petalites)

plural petalites

  1. chemistryA rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.

Origin

From Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon) + English -ite.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: petalite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.