melanite

[ mel-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈmɛl əˌnaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a deep black variety of andradite garnet.

Origin of melanite

First recorded in 1800–10; melan- + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM melanite

mel·a·nit·ic

[mel-uh-nit-ik], /ˌmɛl əˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby melanite

melaniferous, melanin, Melanion, Melanippus, melanism, melanite, melano-, melanoameloblastoma, melanoblast, melanoblastoma, melanocarcinoma

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Example sentences from the Web for melanite

Melanite is found in some of the lavas, as in the leucite-syenites.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
Their pyroxene is principally aegirine or aegirine augite; some of them are rich in melanite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
Biotite occurs in some of these rocks, and melanite also is present.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
The dark matrix consists of biotite, aegirine-augite and melanite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for melanite

melanite

/ (ˈmɛləˌnaɪt) /

noun

a black variety of andradite garnet

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单词	melanite
释义	melanite [ mel-uh-nahyt ] / ˈmɛl əˌnaɪt / noun Mineralogy. a deep black variety of andradite garnet. Origin of melanite First recorded in 1800–10; melan- + -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM melanite mel·a·nit·ic [mel-uh-nit-ik], /ˌmɛl əˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby melanite melaniferous, melanin, Melanion, Melanippus, melanism, melanite, melano-, melanoameloblastoma, melanoblast, melanoblastoma, melanocarcinoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melanite Melanite is found in some of the lavas, as in the leucite-syenites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various Their pyroxene is principally aegirine or aegirine augite; some of them are rich in melanite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various Biotite occurs in some of these rocks, and melanite also is present. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various The dark matrix consists of biotite, aegirine-augite and melanite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for melanite melanite / (ˈmɛləˌnaɪt) / noun a black variety of andradite garnet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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