melanite
[ mel-uh-nahyt ]
nounMineralogy.
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
Origin of melanite
1Other words from melanite
- mel·a·nit·ic [mel-uh-nit-ik], /ˌmɛl əˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for melanite
melanite
/ (ˈmɛləˌnaɪt) /
noun
a black variety of andradite garnet
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