| AMPHIBOLITE | • amphibolite n. Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. • AMPHIBOLITE n. rock composed of amphibole; hornblende. |
| APOPHYLLITE | • apophyllite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate… • APOPHYLLITE n. a mineral, hydrated calcium potassium silicate, that exfoliates on heating. |
| CHIASTOLITE | • chiastolite n. (Mineralogy) An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite. • CHIASTOLITE n. a form of andalusite, a silicate of aluminium. |
| COSMOPOLITE | • cosmopolite n. One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person. • cosmopolite n. (US) The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui). • cosmopolite adj. Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan. |
| CROCIDOLITE | • crocidolite n. (Mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is an asbestos-like variety of riebeckite. • CROCIDOLITE n. a fibrous mineral consisting mainly of silicate of iron and sodium, called blue asbestos. |
| CRYSTALLITE | • crystallite n. A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain. • CRYSTALLITE n. any of the minute rudimentary or imperfect crystals occurring in many glassy rocks. |
| HETEROCLITE | • heteroclite adj. Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal. • heteroclite adj. (Grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected. • heteroclite n. A person who is unconventional; a maverick. |
| ICHTHYOLITE | • ichthyolite n. (Obsolete, paleontology) A fossil of a fish. • ICHTHYOLITE n. a fossil fish. |
| METEOROLITE | • meteorolite n. A meteoric stone; an aerolite or meteorite. • METEOROLITE n. a meteoric stone. |
| MONOTHELITE | • Monothelite n. Alternative form of Monothelete. • MONOTHELITE n. a believer in monothelitism, the doctrine that Christ had only one will. |
| SAPROPELITE | • SAPROPELITE n. coal formed of sapropel. |
| SUPERPOLITE | • superpolite adj. Exceptionally polite. • SUPERPOLITE adj. extremely polite. |
| TENTACULITE | • tentaculite n. (Paleontology) Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from… • TENTACULITE n. a ringed conical Silurian fossil. |
| TOXOPHILITE | • toxophilite adj. Pertaining to archery. • toxophilite n. Someone keen on or an expert at archery; a lover or practitioner of archery. • TOXOPHILITE n. one fond of or expert at archery. |
| VERMICULITE | • vermiculite n. (Mineralogy) A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a… • VERMICULITE n. an altered form of mica that expands greatly at high-temperature, forming a water-absorbent substance used in seed-planting. |