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PRONUNCIATION OF MENILITE

menilite  [ˈmɛnɪˌlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENILITE

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determiner
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Menilite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MENILITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

menilite

Menilite

Menilite is a greyish-brown form of the mineraloid opal. It is also known as liver opal or leberopal, due to its color. It is called menilite because it was first described from Ménilmontant, France, where it occurs as concretions within bituminous early Oligocene Menilite shales.

Definition of menilite in the English dictionary

The definition of menilite in the dictionary is another name for liver opal, esp a brown or grey variety.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENILITE


apophyllite
əˈpɒfɪˌlaɪt
argillite
ˈɑːdʒɪˌlaɪt
chessylite
ˈtʃɛsɪˌlaɪt
chrysophilite
krɪˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt
daylight
ˈdeɪˌlaɪt
highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪt
hydrophilite
haɪˈdrɒfɪˌlaɪt
melilite
ˈmɛlɪˌlaɪt
Mutazilite
muːˈtɑːzɪˌlaɪt
nephelite
ˈnefɪˌlaɪt
proselyte
ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt
rubellite
ˈruːbɪˌlaɪt
skylight
ˈskaɪˌlaɪt
sperrylite
ˈspɛrɪˌlaɪt
tachylite
ˈtækɪˌlaɪt
tachylyte
ˈtækɪˌlaɪt
toxophilite
tɒkˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt
triphylite
ˈtrɪfɪˌlaɪt
troilite
ˈtrəʊɪˌlaɪt
twilight
ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENILITE

menial
menially
Meninga
meningeal
meninges
meningioma
meningitic
meningitides
meningitis
meningocele
meningococcal
meningococcall
meningococci
meningococcic
meningococcus
meninx
meniscal
meniscate
meniscectomy
menisci

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENILITE

Bakelite
cellulite
communications satellite
crystallite
elite
flite
halite
hoplite
jaspilite
lite
metabolite
microlite
polite
satellite
scheelite
socialite
spilite
Stellite
tantalite
zeolite

Synonyms and antonyms of menilite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «menilite» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

menilite
1,325 millions of speakers

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menilite
570 millions of speakers

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menilite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

menilite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

menilite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

менилитовые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Menilite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

menilite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

menilite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menilite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

menilite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

menilite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

menilite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menilite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

menilite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

menilite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेनिलिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

menilite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

menilite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

menilitowo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

менілітові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

menilite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

menilite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

menilite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

menilite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

menilite
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENILITE»

The term «menilite» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MENILITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about menilite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENILITE»

Discover the use of menilite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to menilite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A System of Mineralogy
It is cut into plates, and then used for snuff-boxes, and other ornamental articles. 11. Menilite. This species is by Hoffmann divided into two sub-species, viz. Brown Menilite, and Grey Menilite. First Subspecies. Brown Menilite. Brauner Menilite ...
Robert Jameson, 1816
2
Palaeoclimatology and Palaeoceanography from Laminated Sediments
The Menilite and Krosno Beds form relatively small outcrops in the western part of the Polish Carpathians; they become widespread eastwards, where they crop out over large areas (Fig. 1). The Menilite and Krosno Beds are thickest and most  ...
Alan E. S. Kemp, Geological Society of London, 1996
3
The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozioc and cenozoic
This led to the replacement of deep-water shales and basinal turbidites by pelagic Globigerina Marls, followed by Oligocene bituminous Menilite shales deposited in the newly restricted basin. This type of deposition dominated all of the Outer ...
Tom McCann, 2008
4
Articles on Quartz Varieties, Including: Amethyst, Agate, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
5
An Introduction to Mineralogy: Comprising the Natural ...
It is deposited from the water of boiling springs, or in the vicinity of volcanic fire. Menilite. — This mineral, which hitherto has been found only at Menil Montant near Paris, occurs in nodular or tuberose masses, in a species of schist, which has ...
Robert Bakewell, 1819
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Organic Geochemistry: Advances and Applications in the ...
Menilite hopane distributions are dominated by the C30 17a,21/? hopane (peak h, Figure 2), with the C29 homologue (peak f) of secondary importance. There is a small amount of 28,30-bisnorhopane (peak d) and the 22S/22R ratios (e.g., ...
D. A. C. Manning, European Association of Organic Geochemists. Meeting, 1991
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Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology
prevailing in poorly ventilated basins (Pompeckj, 1901, for Holzmaden shales; Pompeckj, 1914, for Kupferschiefer; Krejci and Weiler, 1928, for Oligocene Menilite shales; Clarke, 1904, and Ruedemann, 1934, 1935, for black shales of eastern ...
Joel W. Iledgpeth and Harry S. Ladd, 1957
8
A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on ...
Hyalite, or Muller's glass, occurs in small reniform botryoidal, and occasionally stalactitic shapes, either colorless or white. Menilite is a brown and opaque variety, occurring in compact reniform masses, occasionally presenting a slaty structure.
James Dwight Dana, 1837
9
The Palynology and Micropalaeontology of Boundaries
In contrast, dark-coloured bituminous deposits (the Menilite Beds sensu lata) represent the Lower Oligocene. Pale-coloured marly deposits - the Sub-Menilitic Globigerina Marl - usually separate these two lithofacies (Leszczynski 1997, fig. 2 ).
Alwynne Bowyer Beaudoin, Martin J. Head, Geological Society of London, 2004
10
Analytical Essays Towards Promoting the Chemical Knowledge ...
... scarcely weighed half a grain, and, upon trial by sulphuric acid, showed itself to be calcareous earth, accompanied by a trace of magnesia. In consequence of this analysis, hundred parts of menilite contain : Silex 85,5° Alumine I Oxydofiron .
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, 1801

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