Definitions for allanite

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allanite al·lan·ite

Spelling: [al-uh-nahyt]

IPA: /ˈæl əˌnaɪt/

Allanite is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 222 anagrams from letters in allanite (aaeillnt).

Definitions for allanite

noun

1. a member of the epidote group, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminum, and iron, occurring chiefly in brown-to-black masses or prismatic crystals.

Origin of allanite

1835-45; named after Thomas Allan (1777-1833), English mineralogist; see -ite¹