melilithus

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• melilite — /mel euh luyt /, n. a sorosilicate mineral group, consisting chiefly of sodium, calcium, and aluminum silicates, occurring in igneous rocks. [1790 1800; < NL melilithus, equiv. to Gk méli honey + líthos LITE] * * * ▪ mineral       any member of a …   Universalium