empholiteMin.|ˈɛmfəlaɪt| [f. (by Igelström 1883) Gr. ἐµϕωλεύειν to lurk in + -ite.] Hydrous silicate of alumina, found in Sweden in minute radiated crystals. 1883Amer.Jrnl.Sc.Ser. iii. XXVI. 156 Empholite..occurs mixed with cyanite, and in cavities in schistose damornite.