melilite
[ mel-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈmɛl əˌlaɪt /
noun
a sorosilicate mineral group, consisting chiefly of sodium, calcium, and aluminum silicates, occurring in igneous rocks.
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Origin of melilite
Words nearby melilite
meletin, meliaceous, meliae, melic, melick, melilite, melilla, melilot, melinda, melinite, melioidosis
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Example sentences from the Web for melilite
Melilite, a lime-alumina-silicate, is characteristic of certain very basic rocks, the melilite-basalts.