English Explanatory Dictionary

eitelite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing carbon, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.

Word forms

eitelite

Etymology

Named after German-American director of the Institute of Silicate Research at University of Toledo, Ohio, Wilhelm Eitel (1891–1979), who first synthesized the material, + -ite.

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