phlog|o|pite

phlog|o|pite
phlog|o|pite «FLOG uh pyt», noun.
Mineralogy. a magnesium mica, usually of a brownish-yellow or brownish-red color.
[< German Phlogopit < Greek phlogōpós fiery (< phlóx, phlogós flame + , ōpós face, look) + German -it -ite1]

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  • phlog — phlog·o·ge·net·ic; phlog·o·gen·ic; phlog·o·pite; phlog·o·pi·ti·za·tion; …   English syllables

  • pite — at·o·pite; co·pi·a·pite; gil·les·pite; phlog·o·pite; pros·o·pite; res·pite·less; sin·o·pite; res·pite; …   English syllables

  • phlogopite — phlog·o·pite …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Phlogopite — Phlog o*pite, n. [Gr. ? firelike.] (Min.) A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze red or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is characteristic of crystalline… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pi — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ac·ro·car·pi; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·pi·or·nis; aes·cu·la·pi·an; aes·cu·la·pi·us; ae·so·pi·an; ake·pi·ro; albas·pi·din; alo·pi·as; al·pi·no; am·phi·car·pi·um; an·as·pi·da; an·as·pi·da·cea; an·ci·pi·tis; an·te·lo·pi·an;… …   English syllables

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