"melinite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛl.ɪ.naɪt/ Forms: melinites [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French mélinite, from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, “quince-yellow”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mélinite}} French mélinite, {{der|en|grc|μήλινος|t=quince-yellow}} Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, “quince-yellow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} melinite (countable and uncountable, plural melinites)
  1. (mineralogy) A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-melinite-en-noun-wuVq59Bk Categories (other): Minerals Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. An explosive containing picric acid and guncotton. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (explosive): lyddite
    Sense id: en-melinite-en-noun-Rkw6IiMg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'explosive': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: melinitic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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