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/pawr"seuh leuh nuyt', pohr"-, pawrs"leuh-, pohrs"-/, n.Mineral. mullite.[PORCELAIN + -ITE1]
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porcelainite
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porcelainite — por·ce·lain·ite … English syllables
porcelainite — lə̇ˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: porcelain + ite : baked clay or shale found in burned out coal mines * * * /pawr seuh leuh nuyt , pohr , pawrs leuh , pohrs /, n. Mineral. mullite. [PORCELAIN + ITE1] … Useful english dictionary
Mullite — General Category Silicate mineral Chemical formula Al6Si2O13 Strunz classification 9.AF.20 Crystal symmetry … Wikipedia
mullite — /mul uyt/, n. a rare clay mineral, aluminum silicate, Al6Si2O13, produced artificially during various melting and firing processes: used as a refractory. Also called porcelainite. [1924; after MULL, source of the rocks in which it was first… … Universalium
porcelain-jasper — n. Porcelainite … New dictionary of synonyms
