"mellite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mellites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin mell-, stem of mel (“honey”) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la||mell-}} Latin mell-, {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mellite (countable and uncountable, plural mellites)
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone. Wikipedia link: mellite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

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