illite
English
editEtymology
editIllinois, USA, + -ite.
Noun
editillite (countable and uncountable, plural illites)
- (mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.
Synonyms
editTranslations
edita non-expanding clay mineral
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Illite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “illite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
editFrench
editNoun
editillite f (plural illites)
Italian
editNoun
editillite f (plural illiti)
Latin
editParticiple
editillite
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- English terms suffixed with -ite
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- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
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- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- fr:Minerals
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
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- Latin participle forms