troilite
[ troh-uh-lahyt, troi-lahyt ]
/ ˈtroʊ əˌlaɪt, ˈtrɔɪ laɪt /
noun
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
Origin of troilite
1865–70; named after D.
Troili, 18th-century Italian savant who described a meteorite containing it. See
-ite1
Words nearby troilite
troglotrema salmincola,
trogon,
troia,
troika,
troilism,
troilite,
troilus,
troilus and cressida,
troilus butterfly,
trois,
trois-rivières