mullite

[ muhl-ahyt ]

noun

1. a rare clay mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 6 Si 2 O 1 3 , produced artificially during various melting and firing processes: used as a refractory.

mullite

/ ˈmʌlaɪt /

noun

1. a colourless mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form: used as a refractory. Formula: Al 6 Si 2 O 13

Word History and Origins

Origin of mullite¹

1924; after Mull, source of the rocks in which it was first identified; -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mullite¹

from island of Mull