English Explanatory Dictionary

wehrlite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of peridotite that is a mixture of olivine and clinopyroxene.
  2. A naturally-occurring alloy of bismuth and tellurium, primarily Bi₂Te₃.

Word forms

wehrlite wehrlites

Etymology

From Wehrle + -ite, after the Czech professor Alois Wehrle.

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