"microlite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microlites [plural]
Etymology: micro- + -lite Etymology templates: {{confix|en|micro|lite}} micro- + -lite Head templates: {{en-noun}} microlite (plural microlites)
  1. (mineralogy) A basic fluoride of sodium, calcium, tantalum and niobium that is isomorphous with pyrochlore Categories (topical): Minerals
    Sense id: en-microlite-en-noun-sZxSXAPu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, English terms suffixed with -lite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lite: 57 43 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (archaeology) A microlith Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-microlite-en-noun-GX7OjocT Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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