fibrolite

[ fahy-bruh-lahyt ]

/ ˈfaɪ brəˌlaɪt /

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noun Mineralogy.

sillimanite.

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Origin of fibrolite

First recorded in 1795–1805; fibro- + -lite

Words nearby fibrolite

fibroid induration, fibroin, fibrolamellar liver cell carcinoma, fibroleiomyoma, fibrolipoma, fibrolite, fibroma, fibroma molle gravidarum, fibroma myxomatodes, fibromatoid, fibromatosis

How to use fibrolite in a sentence

The rock is therefore fibrolite schist, and from a lithological standpoint it is very interesting.
Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879|James Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for fibrolite

Fibrolite

/ (ˈfaɪbrəlaɪt) /

noun

NZ trademark a type of building board containing asbestos and cement

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