"grapholite" meaning in English

See grapholite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: grapholites [plural]
Etymology: From grapho- + -lite, from Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “writε”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|grapho|lite}} grapho- + -lite, {{uder|en|grc|γράφειν||writε}} Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “writε”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grapholite (countable and uncountable, plural grapholites)
  1. Any variety of slate suitable to be written on. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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