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Definition: HOMILITE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A borosilicate of iron and lime, near datolite in form and composition.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Homilite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Homilite \Hom"i*lite\, noun. [From Greek to be in company with.]. (references)


Extended Definition: HOMILITE

Homilite

Homilite is a borosilicate mineral belonging to the gadolinite group of minerals with formula Ca2(Fe,Mg)B2Si2O10.

It occurs as brown monoclinic crystals within feldspar masses in pegmatite and was discovered in 1876 in Stoko island, Langesundfiord, Norway. The name is from the Greek for to occur together, in allusion to its association with meliphanite and allanite.

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Translations: HOMILITE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français homilite (homilite). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, homilite. (volunteer & more translations)
French homilite (homilite). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, homilite. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: HOMILITE

Language Translations for “homilite” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin omilitehay (homilite). Additional references: Pig Latin, homilite. (volunteer)
Terran B homilite (homilite). Additional references: Terran B, homilite. (volunteer)
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