Meaning of "mellite" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MELLITE

mellite  [ˈmɛˌlaɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELLITE

Mellite is a noun.

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WHAT DOES MELLITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mellite

Mellite, also called honeystone, is an unusual mineral being also an organic chemical. Chemically identified as an aluminium salt of mellitic acid; that is, aluminium benzene hexacarboxylate hydrate, with the chemical formula Al2C66·16H2O. It is a translucent honey-coloured crystal which can be polished and faceted to form striking gemstones. It crystallizes in the tetragonal system and occurs both in good crystals and as formless masses. It is soft with a Mohs hardness of 2 to 2.5 and has a low specific gravity of 1.6. It was discovered originally in 1789 at Artern in Thuringia in Germany it has subsequently also been found in Russia, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. It was named from the Greek μέλ˘ι, "melis" for honey, in allusion to its color. It is found associated with lignite and is assumed to be formed from plant material with aluminium derived from clay.

Definition of mellite in the English dictionary

The definition of mellite in the dictionary is a soft yellow mineral, Al2C12O12.18H2O.

TRANSLATION OF MELLITE

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELLITE»

Discover the use of mellite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mellite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bulletin - United States National Museum

Melichrome resin. See Mellite. Melichromharz. See Mellite. Melichrysos. See Zircon. Melilite. See Mellite. MELILITE, Delam. (Ca, Mg, Na2)i2 (AU, Fe2)2(SiO4) 9. Tetragonal. Hиш- boldtilite, Mont. and Cov. ; humboldt- ilith ; humboldtilith melilith, ...

‎1889

Tables of Gemstone Identification

... Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Celluloid (plastic) Mellite Ulexite Celluloid ( plastic) ...

Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens, 2007

Journal of the Chemical Society

Specific Heat of Mellite. By A. BARTOLI and E. Sruccu'rl (Gazzetta, 14, 105—114) .—Three well-crystallised examples of mellite were examined: the first, from Bohemia, had a sp. gr. of 1'60; the second, from Artern in Thuringia, was of sp. gr.

‎1884

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

See Mellite. Melichromharz. See Mellite. Melichrysos. See Zircon. Melilite. See Mellite. MELILITB, Delam. (Ca, Mg, Надю (Alq,Fe.1).1(Si04)g. Tetragonal. Humboldtilite, Mont. and Cov. ; hnmboldtilith ; humboldtilith melilith, Mobs; melilith; ...

‎1889

Catalogue of minerals and synonyms

Mellchxome resin. See Mellite. Melichromharz. See Mellite. Melichrysos. See Zircon. Melilite. See Mellite. MELILITE, Delam. (Ca, Mg, Na2)u (Al2.Fe2WSiOO3. Tetragonal. Ham- bold tili te, Mont, and Cov. ; humboldt- ilith ; humboldtilitb melilith, ...

Thomas Egleston, 1891

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the ...

Oxalates, Mellates. HUMBOLDTINE. 2FeCa04+3HaO=2(FeO. C2Os)-f 3H20 3032. HUMBOLDTINE. Koloseruk, near Bilin, Bohemia. Case No. 34. Crystal models. MELLITE. AlC12012 + 18H20=A103.C1209+18H20 Tetragonal. 3033. P. 3034.

Geological Survey of India, 1883

Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae

See Mellite. Melichrysos. See Zircon. Melilite. See Mellito. MELTLITE, Delam. (Ca , Mg, Na,),a (Als,Fej)s(Si04)9. Tetragonal. Hum- lioldtilite, Mont, and Cov. ; hnniboldt- ilith; humboldtilith melilith, Mohs ; melilitli ; mellilite, de Bellcrue ; mel- lilith ...

Samuel Wendell Williston, 1886

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

See Mellite. Melichromharz. See Mellite. Melichrysoe. Soc Zircon. Melilite. See Mellito. MELILITE, Delam. (Ca, Mg, Nflq)|-g (Alq,Fe-1)2(Si0,)9. Tetragousl. Humboldtilite, Mont. and Com; hnmboldtilith; humboldtilith melilith, Moha; melilith;  ...

Henry Edwards, T. Egleston, 1889

A System of Chemistry: In Four Volumes

At first sight it has sbme resemblance to amber; but Werner recognised it as a peculiar substance about the year 17 90, -and gave it the name of konigstein ( honey-stone), which foreign mineralogists converted into mellite. This mineral is very ...

Thomas Thomson, 1817

Philosophical Magazine

Description os the Mellite. This substance has a light yellow colour, on which account it has been called mellite, or honey-stone : it generally crystallises in octaedra, the angles of which are sometimes replaced by facets arising from laws of ...

‎1800

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELLITE»

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... Pulverenti's Salve Regina, and Don Fernando de las Infantas Congregati Sunt inimici nostril - Pro Victoria in turcas Mellite obsedionis (1565). «Malta Independent Online, Feb 15»