melinite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélinite, from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, quince-yellow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.ɪ.naɪt/
  • Hyphenation: mel‧i‧nite

Noun

melinite (countable and uncountable, plural melinites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria.
  2. An explosive containing picric acid and guncotton.

Synonyms

References

melinite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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