agalite

[ ag-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈæg əˌlaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a fibrous variety of talc.

Origin of agalite

perhaps < Greek agā́ (Attic agḗ) fragment, splinter + -lite

Words nearby agalite

against the tide, agal, agalactia, agalactorrhea, agalactosis, agalite, agalloch, agama, agamede, agamemnon, agamete

Example sentences from the Web for agalite

  • Other silicates of magnesia used for paper-making are agalite and asbestine, the latter being a finely ground asbestos.

    The Manufacture of Paper |Robert Walter Sindall

  • Agalite and talc, which are silicates of magnesia, are also used.

    From Paper-mill to Pressroom |William Bond Wheelwright