malacolite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) +‎ -lite

Noun

malacolite (countable and uncountable, plural malacolites)

1. (mineralogy, obsolete) diopside

References

• “malacolite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
• “malacolite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.