Definition of menilite in English:

menilite

noun ˈmɛnɪlʌɪt

Mineralogy

An impure variety of opal of a dull greyish or brownish colour, occurring as round or flattened concretions; a nodule of this material.

Origin

Early 19th century. From French ménilite (H. B. de Saussure in J. C. de la Métherie Théorie de la Terre III. 461) from ménil- (in Ménilmontant (given by de Saussure as Mesnil-Montant), the name of a district of Paris where the stone is found) + -ite.

Definition of menilite in US English:

menilite

nounˈmɛnɪlʌɪt

Mineralogy

An impure variety of opal of a dull greyish or brownish colour, occurring as round or flattened concretions; a nodule of this material.

Origin

Early 19th century. From French ménilite (H. B. de Saussure in J. C. de la Métherie Théorie de la Terre III. 461) from ménil- (in Ménilmontant (given by de Saussure as Mesnil-Montant), the name of a district of Paris where the stone is found) + -ite.

单词	menilite
释义	Definition of menilite in English: menilite noun ˈmɛnɪlʌɪt Mineralogy An impure variety of opal of a dull greyish or brownish colour, occurring as round or flattened concretions; a nodule of this material. Origin Early 19th century. From French ménilite (H. B. de Saussure in J. C. de la Métherie Théorie de la Terre III. 461) from ménil- (in Ménilmontant (given by de Saussure as Mesnil-Montant), the name of a district of Paris where the stone is found) + -ite. Definition of menilite in US English: menilite nounˈmɛnɪlʌɪt Mineralogy An impure variety of opal of a dull greyish or brownish colour, occurring as round or flattened concretions; a nodule of this material. Origin Early 19th century. From French ménilite (H. B. de Saussure in J. C. de la Métherie Théorie de la Terre III. 461) from ménil- (in Ménilmontant (given by de Saussure as Mesnil-Montant), the name of a district of Paris where the stone is found) + -ite.
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