"mullite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mullites [plural]
Etymology: Named for type locality Mull (Scotland) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mullite (countable and uncountable, plural mullites)
  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon. Wikipedia link: Mull Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

Inflected forms

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