alalite
/ˈaləlʌɪt/Mineralogy. Now rare
noun
A mineral regarded as a variety of or identical with diopside.
Origin
Early 19th century. From Ala, the name of a valley in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, where the mineral was found + -lite, after French alalite.
- ferritin
- ferrivorous
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- ferroalloy
- ferroan
- ferrobacterium
- ferro-cement
- ferrocene
- ferrocolumbite
- ferroconcrete
- ferrocyanate
- ferrocyanhydric acid
- ferrocyanic acid
- ferrocyanide
- ferrocyanogen
- ferroelectric
- ferroelectrically
- ferroelectricity
- ferrofluid
- ferrogallic
- ferrohydrodynamic
- ferrohydrodynamics
- ferro-ilmenite
- ferromagnesian
- ferromagnet