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triphylite
[
trif
-
uh
-lahyt]
/ˈtrɪf əˌlaɪt/
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noun
1.
a mineral, a rare phosphate of lithium, iron, and manganese, usually occurring in masses of a bluish or greenish color.
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Also called
triphyline
[
trif
-
uh
-leen, -lin]
/ˈtrɪf əˌlin, -lɪn/
(
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)
.
Origin of
triphylite
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German
Greek
1830-1840
1830-40;
tri-
+
Greek
phȳl(ḗ
) tribe,
phyle
+
-ite
1
; replacing
triphyline
<
German
Triphylin
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British Dictionary definitions for
triphylite
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triphylite
/
ˈtrɪfɪˌlaɪt
/
noun
1.
a bluish-grey rare mineral that consists of lithium iron phosphate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurs in pegmatites. Formula: LiFePO
4
Word Origin
C19: from
tri-
+
phyl-
, from Greek
phulon
family +
-ite
1
, referring to its three bases
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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