melinite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélinite, from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, “quince-yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛl.ɪ.naɪt/
• Hyphenation: mel‧i‧nite

Noun

melinite (countable and uncountable, plural melinites)

1. (mineralogy) A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria.
2. An explosive containing picric acid and guncotton.

Synonyms

• (explosive): lyddite

Related terms

• melinitic

References

“melinite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• ilmenite, line item, menilite, time line, time-line, timeline