deweylite
noun
dew·ey·lite
-ˌlīt
plural -s
: a mineral Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 occurring as a hydrous amorphous resinous magnesium silicate (hardness 2–3.5, specific gravity 2.0–2.2)
Word History
Etymology
Chester Dewey †1867 American clergyman and scientist + English -lite
- in bad faith
- in bad nick
- in bad taste
- in balance
- in ballast
- in banc
- in banco
- in bank
- in bankruptcy
- in batches
- in battle
- in bed
- in bed with
- in behalf of
- in behalf of someone
- in bits and pieces
- in black and white
- in bloom
- in brief
- in broad daylight
- in bulk
- in business
- in cahoots
- in cahoots with
- in calf