- Melanite
- Melanite Mel"a*nite (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[imac]t), n. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black: cf. F. m['e]lanite.] (Min.) A black variety of garnet. [1913 Webster]
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Melanite
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mélanite — 1. (mé la ni t ) s. f. Terme de minéralogie. Variété de grenat, de couleur noire. mélanite 2. (mé la ni t ) s. m. Genre de papillons. ÉTYMOLOGIE Terme grec signifiant noir … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
mélanite — ● mélanite nom féminin (bas latin melanites, poix minérale) Variété de grenat (du type andradite) titanifère … Encyclopédie Universelle
melanite — s. f. [Mineralogia] Mineral preto que se encontra nas matérias vulcânicas. ‣ Etimologia: melano + ite ♦ Grafia no Brasil: melanita … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
melanite — [mel′ənīt΄] n. [Ger melanit, coined (1799) by A. G. Werner (see WERNERITE) < Gr melas (see MELANO ) + Ger it, ITE1] a black variety of andradite garnet … English World dictionary
Melanite — Infobox mineral name = Melanite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagewidth = 200px caption = The black mineral is Melanite formula = Ca3(Fe,Ti)2(SiO4)3. molweight = color = black habit = system = cubic twinning = cleavage = none fracture =… … Wikipedia
melanite — noun Etymology: German Melanit, from melan Date: circa 1807 a black andradite garnet • melanitic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
melanite — melanitic /mel euh nit ik/, adj. /mel euh nuyt /, n. Mineral. a deep black variety of andradite garnet. [1800 10; MELAN + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
melanite — noun A black variety of andradite … Wiktionary
melanite — me·la·nì·te s.f. TS mineral. granato nero contenente titanio {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1835. ETIMO: der. di melano con 2 ite … Dizionario italiano
melanite — pl.f. melaniti … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
