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MELLITE
Etymology
Noun
mellite (countable and uncountable, plural mellites)
(mineral) A mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.
Anagrams
• Meillet
Source: Wiktionary
Mel"lite, n. Etym: [L. mel, mellis, honey: cf. F. mellite.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of alumina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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