melilite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of melilite
1790–1800; < New Latin melilithus, equivalent to Greek méli honey + líthos -lite
Example Sentences
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The minerals ha�yne, nosean, sodalite and melilite tend to occur with some frequency in nepheline and leucite-basalts, though rare in ordinary basalts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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