melilite
[ mel-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈmɛl əˌlaɪt /
noun
a sorosilicate mineral group, consisting chiefly of sodium, calcium, and aluminum silicates, occurring in igneous rocks.
Origin of melilite
Words nearby melilite
meletin,
meliaceous,
meliae,
melic,
melick,
melilite,
melilla,
melilot,
melinda,
melinite,
melioidosis
Example sentences from the Web for melilite
Melilite, a lime-alumina-silicate, is characteristic of certain very basic rocks, the melilite-basalts.