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PHYLLITE

Definitions: PHYLLITE

PHYLLITE

Noun

1. Clay slate; argillaceous schist.

2. A mineral related to ottrelite.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Note: Phyllite \Phyl"lite\, noun. [See Phylo-.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: PHYLLITE

Domain	Definitions
Geological	A very fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock, generally derived from shale or fine-grained sandstone. Phyllites are usually black or dark gray; the foliation is commonly crinkled or wavy. Differs from less recrystallized slate by its sheen, which is produced by barely visible flakes of muscovite (mica). (references)
Mining	A. A metamorphic rock, intermediate in grade between slate and mica schist. Minute crystals of sericite and chlorite impart a silky sheen to the surfaces of cleavage (or schistosity). Phyllites commonly exhibit corrugated cleavage surfaces. CF:illite; phyllonite b. A general term for minerals with a layered crystal structure c. A general term used by some French authors for the scaly minerals, suchas micas, chlorites, clays, and vermiculites. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: PHYLLITE

Specialty definitions using "PHYLLITE": metamorphic grade ♦ phyllonite. (references)

Frequency of Internet Keywords: PHYLLITE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
phyllite	5
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Modern Translations: PHYLLITE

Language		Translations for "PHYLLITE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		fyllit. (various references)

Dutch		fillietgesteente. (various references)

French		phyllite. (various references)

German		Phyllit. (various references)

Italian		fillite, fillade. (various references)

Pig Latin		yllitephay

Portuguese		filito, filadio. (various references)

Spanish		filita. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations: PHYLLITE

Derivations
	Words beginning with "PHYLLITE": phyllites. (additional references)
	Words ending with "PHYLLITE": anthophyllite, apophyllite, pyrophyllite. (additional references)
	Words containing "PHYLLITE": anthophyllites, apophyllites, pyrophyllites. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "PHYLLITE"

Words rhyming with "PHYLLITE" (pronounced 'Phyl"lite'): halite, Lucullite, Mellite, Oblite, Perlite, Polyhalite, Scyllite, stylite, Xylite. (additional references)

Anagrams: PHYLLITE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-h-i-l-l-p-t-y"
	-1 letter: lithely.
	-3 letters: ethyl, hilly, lithe, phyle, piety, pithy, telly, thill.
	-4 letters: elhi, heil, hell, help, hill, hilt, hype, hyte, illy, lept, lilt, lily, lipe, lite, pelt, pile, pill, pily, pith, pity, plie, tell, they, tile, till, type, yell, yelp, yeti, yill, yipe.
	-5 letters: ell, eth, hep, het, hey, hie, hip, hit, hyp, ill, lei.
	Words containing the letters "e-h-i-l-l-p-t-y"
	+1 letter: philately, phyllites.
	+3 letters: aphetically, apophyllite.
	+4 letters: apophyllites, empathically, emphatically, pathetically, phonetically, phyletically, phyllotaxies, polyphyletic, pyrophyllite, theophylline.
	+5 letters: anthophyllite, apathetically, epiphytically, orthoepically, platyhelminth, prophetically, pyrophyllites, theophyllines.
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Alternative Orthography: PHYLLITE

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 48 59 4C 4C 49 54 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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