porcelainite

porcelainite
\\-lə̇ˌnīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: porcelain + -ite
: baked clay or shale found in burned-out coal mines

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/pawr"seuh leuh nuyt', pohr"-, pawrs"leuh-, pohrs"-/, n.
Mineral. mullite.
[PORCELAIN + -ITE1]

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  • porcelainite — /pawr seuh leuh nuyt , pohr , pawrs leuh , pohrs /, n. Mineral. mullite. [PORCELAIN + ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • porcelainite — por·ce·lain·ite …   English syllables

  • Mullite — General Category Silicate mineral Chemical formula Al6Si2O13 Strunz classification 9.AF.20 Crystal symmetry …   Wikipedia

  • mullite — /mul uyt/, n. a rare clay mineral, aluminum silicate, Al6Si2O13, produced artificially during various melting and firing processes: used as a refractory. Also called porcelainite. [1924; after MULL, source of the rocks in which it was first… …   Universalium

  • porcelain-jasper — n. Porcelainite …   New dictionary of synonyms

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