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Where does “melilite” come from?

melilite (English) comes from English -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

melilite (English): any mineral consisting of a solid solution of...

Definitions

  1. any mineral consisting of a solid solution of...

Ancestry of “melilite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-liteused to form names of rocks and minerals
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “melilite”

  • melilititic
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