marlite

English

Etymology

marl +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)laɪt/

Noun

marlite (countable and uncountable, plural marlites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of marl.
   • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:

     Marlites […] are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.

Synonyms

• marlstone

Further reading

• “marlite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “marlite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Latimer, lamiter, latimer, maltier, metrial