Definitions for melanite

melanite mel·a·nite

Spelling: [mel-uh-nahyt]
IPA: /ˈmɛl əˌnaɪt/

Melanite is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 335 anagrams from letters in melanite (aeeilmnt).

Definitions for melanite

noun

  1. a deep black variety of andradite garnet.

Origin of melanite

First recorded in 1800-10; melan- + -ite1

Examples for melanite

The dark matrix consists of biotite, aegirine-augite and melanite.

Biotite occurs in some of these rocks, and melanite also is present.

Their pyroxene is principally aegirine or aegirine augite; some of them are rich in melanite.

melanite is found in some of the lavas, as in the leucite-syenites.

Word Value for melanite
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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